Student preparing for competitive exam found dead in Patna hostel; suicide suspected

PATNA: A 17-year-old student was found dead in her hostel room in the Chitragupta Nagar police station area of Patna, Bihar, on Tuesday.According to police, the girl hailed from Samastipur district. Her body was found hanging inside her room under suspicious circumstances.As soon as the incident was reported, a police team reached the spot and initiated an investigation. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death.ASP Sadar Abhinav Kumar says, "Police got a call from this girls' hostel about the body of a girl, who was preparing for a competitive exam while living here, found hanging here. We are investigating all angles, including suicide. The FSL team has taken all the evidence. We can tell more only after the FSL report and postmortem.""We have seized her mobile phone and a few other things. We are not able to draw a conclusion based on this. Prima facie, we have not found evidence of a forced entry. We will be able to tell more after the FSL report, "ASP Sadar added.