ITB Student From Jakarta Dies After Jumping From 27th Floor Apartment In Sumedang

Illustration of the corpse (ANTARA)

SUMEDANG - A Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) student with the initials YAA (20) was found dead after allegedly committing suicide by jumping from the 27th floor of his apartment in Cikeruh Village, Jatinangor District, Sumedang Regency, West Java, on Tuesday 19 November.

The victim from Jakarta was declared dead at the scene. The Sumedang Police Satreskrim Inafis Team immediately processed the crime scene (TKP) and installed a police line at the scene.

Jatinangor Police Chief Kompol Rogers Thomas said his party received a report related to the incident at around 06.30 WIB.

Rogers explained that the victim had lived alone in the apartment since September 2024. Based on the results of the crime scene and CCTV footage, the police suspect the victim jumped out of his room window on the 27th floor.

"From the CCTV checks, the victim had time to go back and forth from wing B to wing C, back to his room again. It is suspected that he was looking for a place to commit suicide," Rogers said.

So far, the police have not found any records or clues that can explain the motive behind the victim's actions. The victim's body has been taken to the Sartika Asih Hospital in Bandung for an autopsy.