‘Studied to be dentist, wanted to be biomedical scholar': Family of IIT Delhi found dead in hostel room
A bright, intelligent, and diligent person who wanted to become a biomedical scholar: this is how the family of IIT Delhi student Ayush Singhal remembers him as they wait while the postmortem is conducted. Singhal (25), who was pursuing a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, was found dead in his hostel room on Wednesday.
His family members, who came to Safdarjung Hospital for the postmortem on Thursday, emphasised that they do not suspect that he died by suicide. His mother had to be taken away from the hospital after she fainted.
'He went to AIIMS to work on his PhD project and came back to the hostel,' said Harish Garg, his maternal uncle, explaining that while Singhal's PhD was being pursued in IIT, the project's lab work was generally carried out in AIIMS.
'When we went to his room (on Wednesday), there were anti-vomiting medicines there along with a bottle of ORS. There were also signs of him trying to clean the vomit up from next to his bed, but I think he died in the midst of it,' said Garg.
According to the student's family, the postmortem results were due soon, even as the doctors had indicated to them that his death was not unnatural. 'They have taken samples from his stomach and sent them for testing,' a family member said.
Singhal is survived by his mother and a younger sister.
His father, who was a dentist, had passed away in 2002, his relatives said, After that, his mother, who is also a dentist, brought up the children. Singhal completed his Bachelor's in Dental Surgery (BDS) from National Dental College, Dera Bassi, before he went for further studies at IIT Ropar. He had begun his doctoral studies at IIT-Delhi last January.
During the police investigation, his batchmates said that Singhal was last seen on Monday while eating dinner before he went to his room, after which no one saw him. When he remained unresponsive through the next day, fellow students alerted the security staff, who then called the police. When fire officials broke his door open, they found Singhal lying unresponsive in his bed.
Medical staff from IIT-Delhi who examined him at the scene declared him dead. 'There were no visible external injuries found on the body. However, some vomit was observed on the floor, indicating possible health-related complications. The Crime Team and Forensic Team were called to the spot for further investigation and examination,' said a police officer on Wednesday.
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