Overview

• Sonam Kumari, 20, a second-year civil engineering student, fell from the third-floor hostel roof at Chandi Engineering College in Bihar and was declared dead on arrival.
• Classmates alleged harassment by Principal Dr. Gopal Nandan and claimed he refused a college vehicle for urgent transport, accusations that authorities say will be examined.
• The death led to overnight unrest with a DSP’s vehicle damaged, a scooter set on fire, and police using batons to disperse crowds at the Chandi Referral Hospital.
• Police from multiple stations across Nalanda district were deployed and restored order by early morning as the principal declined immediate comment when contacted.
• Officials said the cause will be determined by the post-mortem and witness statements, and a close friend who witnessed the fall was shifted to Patna Medical College and Hospital for treatment.