Mumbai, July 29 -- A 20-year-old second-year student of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Bombay allegedly was found dead in his hostel room on campus in Powai on Tuesday night, police said.

According to the police, information about the incident was received on the night of July 29 after the student did not open his room door. Hostel security guards informed the institute authorities after repeated attempts to contact him failed.

The police informed his parents in Rajasthan and registered an accidental death report under section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. No suicide note was found in the room, police said, adding that investigation is underway to find the exact reason behind the death.

Police said the stu...