A Second Year MTech student of the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NITR), Atanu Santra, was found hanging in his hostel room here on Tuesday afternoon. Hostel staffs rushed Atanu to the Ispat General Hospital where he was declared brought dead. Atanu was a native of Medinipur district in West Bengal. He was doing M Tech in Civil Engineering. According to some of his classmates, Atanu was in a jolly mood till pre-lunch session and had attended all his classes. He might have taken the extreme step after receiving a call during lunch hour. “Atanu’s family members have been informed about this unfortunate incident,” said NITR PR Secretary RK Sinha.