AMU Hostel Tragedy: 19-Year-Old Kolkata Student Found Dead After Reportedly Appearing Disturbed, Probe Underway | Video
Aligarh: A 19-year-old undergraduate student from Kolkata was found hanging in her hostel room at Aligarh Muslim University's I G Hall in the early hours of Wednesday, a senior university official said. Also Watch: AMU Proctor Naved Khan told PTI that he received information about the incident shortly after midnight and rushed to the hostel after informing police. According to her hostel mates,…
On Wednesday morning, the body of a 19-year-old female student was discovered hanging from a ceiling fan in her room at Aligarh Muslim University's I G Hall, according to a senior university official. Proctor Naved Khan informed PTI that he was alerted to the incident shortly after midnight and arrived at the hostel afterward. According to the student's fellow residents, she had returned from Kolkata on July 28 and had been behaving unusually distressed since then.
They informed Khan that the woman had a heated argument with her mother over the phone the previous evening. Khan stated that the student's name is Istikhara Sameer, and she was a second-year B.A. student residing in the hostel. Following an unpleasant conversation, her mother asked one of her daughter's friends to check on her, as she was worried about her after the heated exchange.
When the student's friends found the hostel room locked from the inside and broke open the door, they discovered her hanging inside. A police forensic team arrived at the scene and began investigating. The university has recorded four student suicide cases in the past three years, and regular counseling programs have been initiated across hostels to assist students in dealing with mental health issues. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, assistance is available.
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