Daijiworld Media Network - Raigarh

Raigarh, Dec 22: A 20-year-old engineering student of OP Jindal University in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district allegedly died by suicide in her hostel room late on Saturday night.

The deceased has been identified as Princy Kumari, a native of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, who was pursuing second-year BTech in Computer Science at the university.

Raigarh Additional Superintendent of Police Akash Markam said the incident came to light after the hostel warden discovered her body hanging from the ceiling fan in her room. The body was sent for post-mortem examination, and the autopsy report is awaited. It was later handed over to her family.

A case has been registered and an investigation is underway. Police said the exact circumstances leading to the incident are yet to be ascertained.

“We are examining the contents of the suicide note recovered from her room, and statements of hostel staff, university officials and others are being recorded,” Markam said.

Further investigation is in progress.