Girl student’s body found in private college hostel, roommate had gone home to celebrate festival

Kolkata: A minor girl student was found dead in the hostel of a private college in Kolkata on Wednesday. The deceased student has been identified as Shabana, who was pursuing her graduation from Heritage College in Anandapur on the southern outskirts of Kolkata.

The girl, a resident of Bokaro, had come to Kolkata to pursue graduation in arts from the same college and was staying in the hostel of the same institute. It turns out that she was alone in her room. His other roommates had gone to their homes to celebrate the festival. The local Anandpur police recovered the body from his room at around 8.30 am on Wednesday and sent it for post-mortem.

The actual cause of his death will be known only after the autopsy report comes. However, the investigating police suspect that it is a case of suicide. His mobile phone has been recovered by the police. Police are now examining his call list, SMS and WhatsApp messages to get clues in this regard. His family members in Bokaro have been informed and they are expected to reach Kolkata by this evening.