Overview
- An MBBS first-year at Gandhi Medical College was found unconscious in a private Kohefiza hostel bathroom and was declared dead at Hamidia Hospital around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
- Roommates alerted security after she did not leave for class, and the guard broke open the doors before finding her in the bathroom.
- Police said they are investigating the case as a suicide and have sent the body for postmortem examination.
- GMC dean Kavita N. Singh said messages to the student’s family indicated she was struggling with her studies and felt unable to grasp coursework.
- Police and students reported an empty acid bottle at the scene, with the precise cause of death to be confirmed by forensic findings.