UoH Student Commits Suicide in his Hostel Room

September 17, 2016 12:03
UoH Student Commits Suicide in his Hostel Room

In a shocking incident, a student of University of Hyderabad allegedly committed suicide in the L hostel early this morning.

According to the police, the incident came to light when Praveen Kumar’s room-mates returned from their departments at around 5 am. They found Praveen hanging from the ceiling. His body was immediately shifted to the university health care centre where he was treated by the medical officer on duty.

The university in a press release said that “Nelli Praveen Kumar with registration number 16SNMP07, a first semester student of Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, was found hanging in his hostel room (L Hostel-204).”

"When the body was bought to the medical centre, the medical officer on duty had found him to be lifeless. Every possible treatment was given to bring him back to life. However, later we had to shift him to a private hospital for further treatment as we don't have higher level equipment such as a ventilator. He was declared dead as soon as he was shifted to the private hospital," Dr Ravindra Kumar, chief medical officer told.

The first year student had taken admission in the Master of Fine Arts in painting subject and had been living in room no 204 in L hostel for the last three months. He was a resident of Shadnagar in Mahbubnagar district. According to sources, he belongs to the backward class.

Following his suicide, the security officials in the university have locked his room. Further investigation will be taken up by the police shortly.

“Reasons behind Praveen’s death are not yet known,” said Gachchibowli Inspector Ramesh. No suicide note was found during initial searches conducted in the hostel room.

After Rohit Vemula's suicide in the month of January, this is the second such case of suicide in the campus. Students of UoH were anxious after getting to know of Praveen's alleged suicide.

Also Read: Rohit Vemula Case: Two UoH Professors Arrested

BY M.DIVYA SRI

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