India, April 23 -- A second-year MSc student of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) in Pune allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan at the institute's hostel, a release said on Tuesday.

Prima facie, the student, identified as Aneet Abhishek, 24, was depressed, according to police.

The incident occurred on April 17. The institute said the police found a suicide note.

The DIAT said friends of Aneet noticed his absence in the morning and repeatedly tried to contact him.

"Around 8.30pm when he didn't respond, they reached his room and found the door locked from inside. On breaking the door, Abhishek was found hanging from the ceiling fan," the release stated.

He was immediately taken to a nearby ...