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VADODARA: A 19-year-old student, native of Jammu & Kashmir, studying at MS University , hanged himself in his hostel early on Sunday morning. The deceased, Abhishek Sharma , was found hanging in the common room of Sir M Visvesvaraya Hall of the university. The police said they are yet to ascertain the reason behind his extreme step.
According to the police, Sharma, a second-year BE electronics student at the Faculty of Technology, stayed in room 88 in the hostel. He hung himself with a piece of cloth at around 6.30 am on Sunday in the common room.
His hostel mates saw his body and immediately informed the hostel authorities. The Fatehgunj police were also informed about the incident. CCTV footage inside the hostel showed Sharma walking into the room on Sunday morning before he died by suicide.
"We have questioned his friends to find out if Sharma was under any kind of stress or facing any problem. They said they had no idea. We will also ask his family members to ascertain the cause behind his suicide," said AM Gadhvi, police inspector, Fatehgunj police station.
Dr Vijay Parmar, chief warden of MSU's Halls of Residence, told TOI that the student's body was found in the common room of the MV Hall. "While the police investigation is underway, his friends were not aware that he was facing any emotional distress. On Saturday night, all of them watched a cricket match in the common room, but later the student went missing.
His friends started searching for him and later, when they checked the common room, they became suspicious as the common room was locked from the inside," he said. "After the student's body was found, we informed his parents. His cousin, who resides in Ahmedabad, has also reached Vadodara.
We have made the necessary arrangements to send his body to Jammu after the postmortem so that the family can conduct the final rites," said Parmar..
