India, Aug. 3 -- A 22-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay was found dead at the Powai campus in the early hours on Saturday. He is suspected to have fallen from the terrace of a hostel building, from the tenth floor. Police said the cause of death is not clear and investigations are still underway.

The deceased, who hailed from Delhi, was a fourth-year student and was waiting for the placement process to begin. "The incident was reported at 2.30am by the hostel authorities," said deputy commissioner of police (zone 10) Datta Nalawade.

Powai police said the deceased and a few other students had ordered dinner and took it up to the terrace of a hostel building on Friday night. After they had dinner, all of ...