India, Feb. 25 -- A third-year student of B. Tech (Mathematics and computing) and native of Telangana, died by suicide on the premises of IIT Patna's Amhara (Bihta) campus after jumping from the seventh floor of the building on Tuesday.

The exact cause behind the suicide was not known immediately.

Following the incident, a large number of students assembled on the IIT campus to protest, created ruckus and demanded a thorough investigation. The police have deployed additional forces to maintain law and order. According to classmates, the victim was a bright student and behaved normally the day before the incident on Tuesday.

Police said that the incident occurred around 11.30 am while IIT Patna police station got information about the m...