First-year MBBS student found hanging inside hostel, UP CM orders probe

Etawah: In an unfortunate incident, a body of a first-year MBBS student has been allegedly found hanging from a ceiling fan inside the hostel of Saifai Medical College in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a probe into the death of a medical student.

The family members of the deceased have alleged it to be a case of murder.

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Superintendent of Police (rural), Satyapal Singh told reporters that the body of 19-year-old Himanshu Gupta, a first-year MBBS student, was allegedly found hanging from a fan in his room on Sunday.

The deceased is a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district, police said.

The police have sent the body for post-mortem examination.

The mother of the deceased has claimed that her son was allegedly murdered, and urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister to order a CBI probe.

She has also claimed that there were some injury marks on Himanshu's body.

The Samajwadi Party in a tweet, termed the incident as "extremely saddening", and demanded financial assistance of Rs one crore to the family of the deceased.

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