Kurukshetra, April 9 A student from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his hostel room, with police suspecting suicide, officials said on Thursday.
The exact reason for this extreme act remains unclear, they added.
According to police, the deceased, Priyanshu Sharma, was a third-year B.Tech student in the civil engineering department, and a resident of Sherpura village in Sirsa district, Haryana.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Vinod Kumar, the investigating officer, said that Priyanshu had contacted a friend between 6:30 pm and 7 pm on Wednesday, asking him to visit his room later that night, and said the door would be open.
However, when the friend arrived around 11:15 pm, he found the door locked from the inside. Despite repeated knocks, there was no response.
Growing suspicious, the friend alerted other students in a nearby room. Upon peering through an open window, they discovered Priyanshu hanging from the ceiling fan. The police and institute authorities were immediately informed.
Vinod Kumar said that the room was subsequently opened, and the deceased student was brought down. His post-mortem was conducted on Thursday. The body was later handed over to his parents, who reached the campus early morning.
The officer said that no suicide note has been recovered from the room so far, and investigation is on to ascertain the circumstances leading to the incident.