UP: MBBS student found dead on campus under suspicious circumstances, probe on

Shahjahanpur: In a shocking incident, a 24-year-old second year medical student of Varun Arjun Medical College was found dead lying in a pool of blood behind the hostel on the campus under suspicious circumstances on Sunday morning. 

The police are investigating the possibility of suicide or criminal activity, given that the student was found in suspicious circumstances. Superintendent of Police Rajesh S said that Prima facie it appears that either he fell on his own or someone pushed him.

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The student was a native of Gorakhpur who was living on the ground floor of the hostel which is a three-storey building. It is unclear how the incident had taken place and the police are investigating the matter. 

"He was a second-year MBBS student at the college. He is a resident of Gorakhpur. Today his body was found lying behind the hostel, after which the police were informed," the college principal, Colonel (retired) Dr Ravindra Nath Shukla, told PTI.

When the police arrived at the campus, they conducted preliminary investigation and sent his body for post-mortem. As part of the investigation, the police have sealed the student's room and are reviewing CCTV footage from the area. 

To gather more details about the matter, the police are questioning fellow students and local residents. "We are doing everything we can to get to the bottom of this," SP Yash told India today. 

Shocked over the sudden mysterious death of the student, one of the student told the daily, "This is terrifying. We don’t know what happened, but it’s very unsettling to think that something like this could happen right here."

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