Andhra Pradesh Engineering Student, 20, Dies by Suicide in Hostel Room

Overview

• The student was identified by police as P Srujan, a third-year electrical engineering undergraduate at a local college in Etcherla, Srikakulam district.
• He was found hanged in his hostel room in the early hours of Wednesday, according to Srikakulam Superintendent of Police KV Maheshwara Reddy.
• Officers said a case has been booked under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in connection with the death.
• Preliminary information reported by media cites that he was under medication and had depression, with an interest in filmmaking.
• Police shared the initial details with reporters and said the matter remains under investigation, with no further official updates released.