Overview
- Police and college staff discovered the 24-year-old woman hanging in a hostel room on Wednesday night and reported the door was locked from the inside.
- The Tripura Home Department has directed West Tripura District Magistrate Dr Vishal Kumar to conduct a magisterial inquiry and submit a detailed report within 15 days.
- Forensic teams have visited the scene, seized campus CCTV footage, collected circumstantial evidence, and the body was sent to Agartala Government Medical College for post-mortem; results are still pending.
- Officers initially detained one person for questioning and later arrested the woman’s boyfriend on a charge of abetting suicide, while police say they are examining all possibilities and will not confirm allegations until forensics and post-mortem are complete.
- Family members and local residents allege murder and possible sexual assault, raising calls for a transparent probe and renewed scrutiny of safety and accountability at the private medical college.