Lab technician aspirant’s body found

Patna: The body of a student pursuing a laboratory technician course was found hanging in his rented room under Buddha Colony police station area of the state capital on June 5 night. The matter came to light after his father filed a written complaint with the police on Saturday, expressing doubts over the alleged suicide. Police said the investigation is underway.

The deceased was identified as Guddu Raja, a native of Muzaffarpur district. He was enrolled in the 2025-27 batch of the laboratory technician course in the ophthalmology department of PMCH and was living in a rented accommodation owned by Hira Chandra Jha near Gauraiya Sthan.

A suicide note was recovered from the room. It contained the line, “My journey ends here.” In a longer message addressed to his parents, Guddu wrote that he would always remain with them and asked them to remember his friend Aniket whenever they felt his absence. He also requested Aniket to support his parents, particularly in meeting their medical needs.

Police said the exact cause of death would be established after the postmortem.

Family members, however, have alleged foul play and claimed that the death was being projected as a case of suicide.

Guddu’s father, Naresh Rai, a govt school teacher, said, “My son returned to Patna on June 4 after attending his sister’s wedding on May 13. Guddu was the only brother among five sisters. I was informed about his death by the landlord nearly 24 hours after the incident.”

Rai alleged that his son had financial dealings with two friends, Aniket and Neeraj, and had lent them around Rs4 lakh, which they were allegedly avoiding repaying.

He further alleged that the two friends, along with the landlord, conspired to kill his son.

According to Rai, Aniket, a native of Madhubani whose mother works as a nurse in Patna, had borrowed money from Guddu about two months ago, citing delayed salary payments. He added that Neeraj, also from Madhubani, is employed at IGIMS.

Buddha Colony SHO Vinod Kumar Singh said, “We are investigating the matter on the basis of the complaint lodged by the deceased’s family. The landlord and one of the deceased’s friends are being questioned. The postmortem report is awaited to ascertain the exact cause of death.”