India, Oct. 4 -- A PhD scholar of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi died on Saturday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where he was undergoing treatment since August 18 after he was found unconscious and injured at his rented accommodation in south Delhi's Munirka Village, police said on Sunday.

A case of abetment of suicide has been registered under section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Kishangarh police station, the police said in a statement. However, they did not clarify whether the case was registered against any individual or individuals.

While the exact cause of the research scholar's death is not known yet, the abetment of suicide case indicates that he allegedly attempted sui...