DU college student found hanging in classroom

A 21-year-old man was found dead at Delhi Universitys Satyawati College campus.

A 21-year-old man was found dead at Delhi Universitys Satyawati College campus on Friday afternoon. While the police have called it a suicide,the family alleged he was murdered.

The incident occurred in Room No. 207 of Satyawati College where Mohammad Amir Malik was found hanging from a nylon rope tied to the classrooms ceiling fan around 1 pm. Police said that a suicide note found at the spot simply stated: I quit,and I love you.

The second-year BA (Honours) Programming student had reportedly left for college from his home at Shriram Colony in Northeast Delhis Kachcha Pushta area on Friday morning. Maliks father,Nazir Ahmad,runs a dairy near his residence in Khajoori Khas.

Enraged relatives vandalised college property after the police declared it to be a case of suicide. The family claimed that around two months ago,Malik eloped with a girl from Bharat Nagar. They had rented a house in the same area,his father said.

Meenu Chaudhary,Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest),meanwhile,said,Malik had eloped with a classmate about 20 days ago.

Later,after the girls family registered a case,she was sent back to her parents,and Malik was kept at the Bharat Nagar police station for a day.

Maliks family has alleged that he was killed. This,they claim,was apparent from the way the body was found directly above a table that had sets of seven to eight different footprints.

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We have registered a case of unnatural death for the time being, said Chaudhary,adding that the police are waiting for the post-mortem report.

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