New Delhi: A 20-year-old undergraduate student at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee has died, allegedly by suicide, on November 12, Hindustan Times has reported.HT reporter Sanjay Maurya has posted on X, a note by the institute’s media cell in-charge Sonika Srivastava, expressing sadness at the death, mourning the tragic loss and extending heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.The note reveals that the deceased was a second-year student of the BS-MS Programme in Mathematics and Computing, in the Department of Mathematics.The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation by the police, the note says, adding that the Institute is extending its full cooperation to the authorities and is committed to providing all necessary support to the family.The report quotes Pradeep Singh Bisht, station house officer (SHO) at Roorkee police station, as having said that police received information on the death at around midnight. The policeman said that a note was found.This news comes as protests continue over the death, by suicide, of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode. In response to persistent allegations of harassment and caste discrimination, an FIR has been registered against a professor, Suryanarayan Doola, under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.Hindustan Times, in an earlier report, had said that at least 53 students died across the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) between 2020-21 and 2024-25, with more than half of these deaths involving students from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes.If you know someone – friend or family member – at risk of suicide, please reach out to them. The Suicide Prevention India Foundation maintains a list of telephone numbers they can call to speak in confidence. Icall, a counselling service run by TISS, has maintained a crowdsourced list of therapists across the country. You could also take them to the nearest hospital.