India, Feb. 6 -- The family of the 21-year-old civil engineering student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) who died by suicide on Wednesday did not know that he was depressed and had sought help at the student wellness centre on campus, the deceased's uncle has told the police.

"We do not suspect any foul play in his death, but we were not aware of him being under depression," police officers quoted the deceased's uncle saying.

On Friday morning, he and other relatives took the student's body to his native place in Rajasthan for his last rites.

Meanwhile, police have recorded statements of the deceased's classmates, police officers familiar with the case said.

"His classmates knew that he had been visiting the doct...