BJB College girl student found dead in hostel

Bhubaneswar: A girl student of BJB College here reportedly died by suicide in her hostel room this afternoon.

The deceased has been identified as Ruchika Mohanty, a Plus 3 First Year Arts student with History Honours. She was a resident of Cuttack.

Sources said when her roommates left to attend classes at around 10 am, Ruchika stayed back and locked the room from inside. When she did not open the door till late, a students raised an alarm.

Later, college authorities broke open the door to find her dead on the bed with a rope tied around her neck, said hostel superintendent Jyoti Rath. However, the reason behind her taking the extreme step was not ascertained.

On receiving information, Badagada police reached the spot and began a probe into the incident. Meanwhile, the body has been sent for post-mortem.

 

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