Overview
- Fellow students discovered the 19-year-old third-year BSc Nursing student in her Rajinder Nagar hostel room and she was taken to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital after the discovery on Friday, Aug. 21.
- Local staff from Rajinder Nagar Police Station and a Delhi Police Crime Team visited the scene to collect evidence and open a formal inquiry.
- Police have described the death as an alleged hanging in their preliminary inquiry, but investigators have not yet established a definitive cause.
- Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said it is deeply concerned and is extending full cooperation to police as they examine medical and other records.
- The case has drawn attention to student mental health nationwide, with National Crime Records Bureau data showing 14,488 student suicides in 2024, and authorities say forensic findings and the police probe will be key next developments.