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Bengaluru Police Probe Student’s Fatal Yelahanka Hostel Fall After Father Alleges Foul Play

Police are trying to determine if the fall was an accident or a crime.

Overview

  • Laksh Mishra, 21, reportedly fell from a ninth-floor hostel window in Yelahanka early Tuesday around 3 a.m. and was declared dead at a nearby hospital.
  • The Yelahanka New Town police registered an Unnatural Death Report, which triggers a formal inquiry into deaths that are not clearly natural.
  • Investigators are taking statements from hostel staff and other witnesses, securing CCTV footage from the building, and examining physical evidence from the scene.
  • His father, Anjani Kumar Mishra, filed a written complaint alleging foul play, pointing to little blood at the spot, a largely intact body, a narrow window-grill gap, and a delay before the family was told.
  • Police have not reached a conclusion on cause or intent, and the findings could drive closer scrutiny of the college’s management and hostel safety practices.