BTech student dies after falling from hostel building in Kothamangalam; probe ongoing

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A student from Kothamangalam MA Engineering College died after falling from the hostel building on Thursday. Aayesh (20), a third-year B.Tech (AI and Machine Learning) student and son of G. Vijayan Pillai and Anitha, hailing from Puthanveedu, Mylottukonam, Kallara, Thiruvananthapuram, died in the incident.

Aayesh was found lying on the ground with serious injuries by classmates. Though immediately rushed to Kothamangalam Baselios Hospital and then moved to Aluva Rajagiri Hospital for specialist treatment, Aayesh's life could not be saved.

The primary findings point to suicide. Kothamangalam police started the procedures, and the postmortem will be conducted tomorrow. It was just two months ago that a native of Arunachal Pradesh committed suicide in the college, citing academic pressure. The incident had led to student agitation on campus.