India, July 27 -- A Bachelor of Technology (BTech) student died on Sunday after allegedly jumping from the fifth floor of a hostel building at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, police said on Monday. The student had secured an internship with the multinational financial services company Goldman Sachs and was known as a bright student with an excellent academic record.

An investigator said the student was rushed to a hospital, where he died during treatment. "His body has been sent for postmortem at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH)."

The GMCH authorities refused to share the details regarding the cause of death while police awaited the postmortem report. "This is a sensitive matter. We are investigating thorou...