Final-year engineering student of NIT Trichy commits suicide in hostel

A final-year engineering student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy, allegedly committed suicide on Friday, 6 November 2026, at the institute's hostel located in Thuvakudi on the outskirts of the city.

The police have identified the deceased student as A. Hrithik. Hrithik was a B.Tech Computer Science student and a resident of Tirumudivakkam, a suburb of Chennai. Police recovered a suicide note written in English from Hrithik's hostel room, which is believed to have been written by him.

According to police sources, Hrithik shared a hostel room with another student, but the co-student had gone home a few days ago. On Friday morning, Hrithik took the extreme step in his hostel room, and his body was found there.

Sources further stated that before committing suicide, Hrithik had sent a message to one of his classmates on social media. In this message, he had provided information regarding the suicide note kept in his room.

In the recovered suicide note, Hrithik allegedly wrote that he was facing many failures in his life and was unable to fulfill his ambitions and dreams.

Following the incident, the body was sent to the Government Hospital in Thuvakudi for post-mortem. Currently, the Thuvakudi police are conducting a thorough investigation into the matter.

As per a report by The Hindu, assistance is available to overcome suicidal thoughts through the state's health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416, and Sneha's suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050.