D Pharma medico of Maharana Pratap College of Pharmacy commits suicide

Kanpur: In an unfortunate incident, a second-year D Pharma student of Maharana Pratap College of Pharmacy, Kanpur allegedly hanged himself to death at his rented room in Shyam Vihar in New Shivli road on Sunday.

Although the reason behind his death is unknown, it is believed that depression is the cause according to police officers who are investigating the case.

The deceased was a 21-year-old medical student studying D. Pharma at a private medical college and a resident of Auraiya.

The body of the student was found hanging from the ceiling fan with the help of a scarf by his friends who visited his room after getting no response from him.

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The incident took place on Sunday when the deceased’s father was trying to contact him but got no response. Worried for his son, his father called a few of his friends to inquire about his son’s whereabouts.

Following this, his friends tried to contact him by video call, but the call was not received. When his friends visited his room after he did not take their calls, they found him in that situation and informed his parents.

Later, police rushed to the spot and started an investigation. At the same time, the forensic team had collected evidence from the spot. After informing the family, the police sent the dead body for postmortem.

Commenting on the matter, ACP Kalyanpur Vikas Kumar Pandey told TOI, “No suicide note was found in the room and it appears that the boy was reeling under depression. We have shifted the body for postmortem. Police will act further on the basis of a complaint.”

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