New Delhi/Karnal, April 18 -- A second-year student was found dead at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Kurukshetra on Thursday, police said on Friday, in the third suspected case of suicide at the premier engineering institute this month. The incident sparked protests by students who demanded a thorough probe and alleged delayed action by NIT authorities.

Police said the 20-year-old student who was found dead inside her hostel room on Thursday at around 3 pm. The student was from Bihar's Buxar district. A Kurukshetra police spokesperson said that an autopsy was conducted in the presence of the student's family.

Kurukshetra Police refused to divulge more details on the latest suicide calling it a "sensitive issue" and added ...