Bihar: Engineering student found dead in hostel room

A third-year student of a government engineering college died under suspicious circumstances in her hostel room in Bihar's East Champaran district on Thursday, police said.

The student was found unconscious in her hostel room around 2 pm, and she was taken to the Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared her dead, they said.

After receiving information about the incident, a police team reached the hostel and seized the student's mobile phone, a dupatta and other materials from the room, they added.

A forensic science laboratory (FSL) team also visited the spot and collected evidence from the hostel room as part of the investigation.

Police said the body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and the exact cause of death would be known only after the report comes and the probe is completed.

Family members of the student, who belonged to Muzaffarpur district, reached the hospital after being informed about the incident, they said.

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