New Delhi, March 31 -- In a heart-wrenching incident, a hearing- and speech-impaired student of the BTech programme of IIT-Allahabad died by suicide on his birthday, after messaging his mother. The deceased has been identified as Rahul Chaitanya Madala, who hailed from Nizamabad, Telangana.

Rahul jumped from the fifth floor of the hostel at night on March 30, Sunday. He got into IIIT-A after getting 2nd rank in JEE. Rahul was rushed to the hospital after inmates heard a loud noise in the middle of the night. After the institute alerted the police, his body was taken to Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital (SRNH) for post-mortem, Hindustan Times reported.

Rahul had dropped a message to his mother stating he was battling academic pressure. He also...