PRAYAGRAJ, April 8 -- The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A) has provided an ex-gratia of Rs.25 lakh each to the families of two first-year BTech students who passed away recently. One student died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital on March 29, while the other, a differently-abled youth, committed suicide by jumping from fifth floor of the campus hostel on March 30, informed a communique from the institution on Monday.

The tragic loss of the two students left their families and the entire IIIT-A community in deep shock and grief. As a gesture of support and solidarity, the institute promptly acted to honour its commitment by extending assistance to the families of the deceased, the communique ad...