Preliminary police probe indicated that it was a case of suicide, with officers citing exam-related stress as a possible factor
Because of the ongoing annual examinations,” Gaikwad said, later in the day, her brother and friends told us that she was stressed.
“We inspected the spot and examined circumstances that might have led to the incident,” senior inspector Sudarshan Gaikwad of the Bharati Vidyapeeth police station said. She fell into the building’s parking area, where passersby and residents noticed her and alerted the police control room,” Gaikwad said. The officer said police searched her room, but did not find any suicide note. An accidental death report was registered after the autopsy at Sassoon General Hospital,” he said.
Preliminary police probe indicated that it was a case of suicide, with officers citing exam-related stress as a possible factor. The student and her brother, a medical graduate, were staying together in a rented room at the private hostel for the last two years. “Around noon, she had gone to the terrace of the building. We suspect she jumped from the railing. “”We learnt during investigation that no one was on the terrace at the time of the incident. “We have seized her laptop and cellphone for probe.