India, Oct. 11 -- A first-year student of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Ranchi, was found hanging in his hostel room, prompting protests on campus over allegations that the institute's authorities failed to provide timely medical assistance, police said on Sunday.

The deceased, identified as Aditya, was aged between 19 and 20 and hailed from Purnia district in Bihar, police said.

The incident came to light on Saturday night after hostel inmates alerted the institute administration when they found the student's room locked from the inside.

Khelgaon police station in-charge Nirbhay Kumar said a preliminary investigation suggested that examination pressure may have led the student to die by suicide. The examinatio...