21-year-old MBBS student found hanging in Unnao's hostel

KANPUR: A 21-year-old MBBS student was found hanging inside his hostel room on Sunday afternoon. The deceased Abhishek William was native to Bijnor and was a first year MBBS student of a private medical college in Sohramau area of Unnao. No suicide note was found from the spot.
Abhishek was found hanging in his room at the hostel located on the premises of the medical college.Police rushed to the spot, and shifted the body to morgue for postmortem examination.
The incident came to light when the hostel warden visited Abhishek’s room and found him hanging with a rope from the ceiling fan. He immediately informed the college management which called the police.
Police said they didn’t find any suicide letter. “Abhishek, native of Bijnor was a first year student of MBBS and a boarder in a double seater room. “His room-mate had left for his native place four days ago. His body has been kept in morgue at the district hospital, and autopsy will be conducted only after his parents arrive,” said incharge Kotwali DK Shahi.
Police sources, meanwhile, said, “His batchmates told us about a scuffle which Abhishek had with a group of other students of the college on April 25. We will investigate the case from all angles to know the cause of his death”.