Overview
- Hostel residents reported a foul smell, saw the body through a ventilator, and police forced open a door locked from inside to recover the student.
- The deceased was identified as Pulak Halder, also reported as Haldar, a final-year student from Mograhat who was last seen on February 20 at the hostel canteen.
- Family members say injuries and cut marks on his face and abdomen raise suspicions of murder, and they have called for a thorough investigation.
- Police have registered an unnatural death case, deployed additional personnel on campus, and are awaiting the post-mortem to determine whether it was suicide, homicide, or another cause.
- Reports cite academic pressure and alleged bullying during recent protests as possible context, but investigators have not confirmed these claims, and final exams are scheduled to begin on March 5.