{
  "id": 1233467,
  "title": "Kochi: Arunachal Pradesh Engineering Student Found Dead In Rented House, Note Recovered",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/kochi-arunachal-pradesh-engineering-student-found-dead-in-rented",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T07:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/kochi-arunachal-pradesh-engineering-student-found-dead-in-rented-house-note-recovered"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the city of Kochi, an engineering student from Arunachal Pradesh was discovered dead in a rented house, according to police reports released on Sunday. The victim, identified as 20-year-old Michi Marpu from Naharlagun in Papum Pare district, was a third-year B Tech student at MA College of Engineering in Kothamangalam. Police found Marpu lying on the floor with a rope around his neck, indicating that he had attempted to take his own life by hanging. Despite being taken to Kothamangalam Taluk Hospital, he was pronounced dead. A three-page suicide note, written in both English and Hindi, was discovered in his room. The police suspect that Marpu had intended to hang himself from the roof of his room, but the rope broke before he hit the ground. The police believe that Marpu might have taken this drastic step due to his low academic performance in certain subjects. The students of the college have announced a protest, alleging that the minimum credit requirement at their institution is higher than that of other engineering colleges in the state. According to the students, MA College of Engineering requires a minimum of 22 credits, whereas other colleges affiliated with Kerala Technological University only need 18 credits. The Students' Federation of India (SFI) and Kerala Students Union (KSU) leaders at the college informed reporters about the credit requirement disparity. No immediate statement was issued by the college, and the postmortem would be conducted after the deceased's relatives arrived in Kothamangalam. The police have registered a case of unnatural death and are conducting a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding Marpu's death.",
  "summary": "Kochi: An Arunachal Pradesh native studying at an engineering college in Kothamangalam near here has been found dead in the room of a rented house, police said on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Michi Marpu (20), of Naharlagun in the Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh, a third-year B Tech student at MA College of Engineering, Kothamangalam. According to police, Marpu was found lying…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}