Overview
- Police identified the deceased as Sandra, 17, an athletics trainee from Kozhikode, and Vyshnavi, 15, a kabaddi trainee from Thiruvananthapuram.
- Hostel staff found both hanging from ceiling fans around 5 a.m. after they failed to appear for morning training and the door was forced open.
- Vyshnavi, who was allotted a different room, spent the previous night in Sandra’s room, and both were seen by other trainees earlier that morning.
- Kollam East police have registered a case, will record statements from trainees, staff, coaches and relatives, and have initiated post-mortem examinations before releasing the bodies.
- The cause of death remains undetermined as police examine potential factors including academic pressure and training-related stress at the residential sports facility.