IIT Delhi's PhD scholar commits suicide on campus; no note recovered

The body of the woman, Manjula Devak, was found hanging at her flat around 7.38 pm

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 31 2017 | 8:29 AM IST
A 27-year-old Ph.D scholar allegedly committed suicide today at the Nalanda apartment in IIT-Delhi.

The body of the woman, Manjula Devak, was found hanging at her flat around 7.38 pm, police said.

Her husband and in-laws stay in Bhopal.

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She got married in 2013 and an inquiry by a sub- divisional magistrate will be carried out, police said.

Her friends were being questioned. No suicide note has been found.
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First Published: May 31 2017 | 8:16 AM IST

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