Kanpur: A B Pharma first year student committed suicide on Wednesday at Rama Medical College and Hospital in Bithoor area.
The body of the 19-year-old, who hailed from Ramnagar Hargaon in Sitapur district, was found in his hostel room. While he stayed with another student, the latter was on a vacation when he killed himself. As soon as the student was found hanging in the room, the college's management informed police which reached the spot and started a spot. A forensic team too reached the spot and gathered evidence. It is suspected that the student was under stress after failing in the semester exams.
Police have informed the student's family which is on its way to Kanpur, said ACP, Kalyanpur Abhishek Pandey. He said the student's body has been sent for postmortem and the exact cause of death can be ascertained only after the report is received.
A few days back, a PhD scholar of IIT Kanpur had died by suicide leaving behind a purported suicide note that read, "I am quitting. This is my decision." After he was found dead in his hostel room on Monday, police said he had hanged himself to death. The tragic incident left his family and friends at IIT Kanpur in shock.