Rohtas polytechnic student found hanging at hostel room
Sasaram: A second-year student of a govt polytechnic died allegedly by suicide during a video call with her boyfriend at her hostel room in Indarpuri under the same police station of Rohtas district late on Thursday night, days after an IIT-Kharagpur student from Bihar was found dead under similar circumstances.According to initial investigation reports, Salvi Kumari, a resident of Nadi Khurd village under Karpi police station in Arwal district, was alone in her hostel room at the time of the incident.Police said that the tragedy came to light when hostel staff and fellow students found Salvi hanging from a ceiling fan.
A friend of the deceased, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said she got a call from Salvi's boyfriend, a resident of Masaurhi in Patna, in the night, expressing concern that she might be in distress. The friend rushed to Salvi's room, but after receiving no response to repeated knocks, she alerted the hostel warden and another student. On opening the door forcibly, they discovered Salvi hanging from the ceiling fan, with the video call still active on her phone.They then informed her family members as well as police, which arrived at the scene and seized the cellphone for forensic analysis. Salvi's body was taken down in the presence of her family members and sent for postmortem at Sadar Hospital in Sasaram. The body was later handed over to her family.Police have initiated an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding her death. A senior police officer said that all angles, including psychological distress, the condition of hostel facilities and her last known communication, are being explored.It is worth noting that just last week, the students of the college had filed a formal complaint with the principal regarding the poor quality of food being served in the hostel.Sasaram: A second-year student of a govt polytechnic died allegedly by suicide during a video call with her boyfriend at her hostel room in Indarpuri under the same police station of Rohtas district late on Thursday night, days after an IIT-Kharagpur student from Bihar was found dead under similar circumstances.According to initial investigation reports, Salvi Kumari, a resident of Nadi Khurd village under Karpi police station in Arwal district, was alone in her hostel room at the time of the incident.Police said that the tragedy came to light when hostel staff and fellow students found Salvi hanging from a ceiling fan. A friend of the deceased, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said she got a call from Salvi's boyfriend, a resident of Masaurhi in Patna, in the night, expressing concern that she might be in distress. The friend rushed to Salvi's room, but after receiving no response to repeated knocks, she alerted the hostel warden and another student. On opening the door forcibly, they discovered Salvi hanging from the ceiling fan, with the video call still active on her phone.They then informed her family members as well as police, which arrived at the scene and seized the cellphone for forensic analysis. Salvi's body was taken down in the presence of her family members and sent for postmortem at Sadar Hospital in Sasaram. The body was later handed over to her family.Police have initiated an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding her death. A senior police officer said that all angles, including psychological distress, the condition of hostel facilities and her last known communication, are being explored.It is worth noting that just last week, the students of the college had filed a formal complaint with the principal regarding the poor quality of food being served in the hostel.
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