HYDERABAD: A 20-year-old engineering student, who reportedly suffered from depression due to ill health and financial condition, committed suicide in the campus in Kukatpally in the early hours of Sunday. 

The victim was identified as Balakrishna, 20, of Moosapet. Balakrishna's father is a mason. In 2010, he joined Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Balakrishna campus (JNTU) Kukatpally as an undergraduate engineering student. In the third year, Balakrishna failed on many issues and that he was arrested by the university, said KPHB sub-inspector (SI) G Ramesh. 

At 4 am on Sunday, Balakrishna jumped from the terrace of the hostel building of two floors and suffered a severe injury to his spinal cord. "It was declared brought dead at a nearby hospital. Friends of the victim said he was upset by the poor financial situation of his family," said SI. 

Balakrishna had a hearing problem. He was in need of Rs 40,000 to buy a hearing aid. As there was no means to get the amount, Balakrishna was depressed for quite some time. On September 17, Balakrishna went to JNTU campus and began staying in a room of his classmate Manjeera Hostel. 

JNTU According to sources, the student was a no-border, who was staying with friends in the hostel. "According to the preliminary investigation conducted by the university, the student came to school to be in the company of his friends and their parents are asked to encourage him. Suffered from health problems and depression also" JNTU College of Engineering Director said N Yadaiah. He said the student was in the second semester of the second year. 

"We are planning an anti-suicide drive to create awareness among students," added the director. 

A case was registered under section 174 (suspicious death) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the body was taken for post-mortem.