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Gurugram BTech Student Found Dead in University Hostel as Police Open Suspicious-Death Probe

Officials say the cause remains unclear pending post-mortem findings.

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Overview

  • Bhumika Gupta, 23, a third-year engineering student from Alwar, was found hanging in her room at B.M.L. Munjal University in Gurugram’s Sidhrawali.
  • Police registered a suspicious-death case at Bilaspur police station after forensic teams examined the room and sent the body for post-mortem.
  • According to officials, a friend found the door locked around 1:30 a.m., the warden called for help, and the door was forced open before she was discovered inside.
  • Investigators say no motive has been established, classmates are being questioned, and preliminary inquiries point to possible study-related stress.
  • Relatives reject the suggestion of suicide, raise allegations of harassment and unusual findings at the scene, and call for a thorough investigation; reports cite NCRB data showing students account for 7.6% of suicide deaths in India.