Guwahati/Rangiya: A second semester student of IIT-Guwahati was found dead in a high hotel room, police said on Friday.

Kamrup Superintendent of Police Ranjan Bhuiyan said the body was found hanging inside his room in the Dihing hostel on Wednesday. A suicide note was also found.

"He has said in the note that no one is responsible for his death. Prima facie I don't think there is any foul play involved. However, we are continuing our investigation to get more information," he said.

The SP said that after post-mortem and proper legal formalities, the body has been sent to his hometown Samastipur in Bihar along with his parents.

The deceased student has been identified as Saurabh, studying in the Computer Science department.