Suspected suicide by Ashoka University student, another found dead outside gate
Postmortem reports awaited to confirm cause of deaths, say police
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Sonipat police said the bodies of the second-year students were taken to the Civil Hospital for post-mortem.
Two undergraduate students of Ashoka University in Haryana’s Sonipat were found dead on Friday night in unrelated incidents, the university said in a statement on Saturday.
In one of the cases, a 21-year-old student from Bengaluru allegedly jumped on Friday night from the 10th floor of the hostel building located within the campus. An alleged suicide note was recovered from his room, said police. A few hours later, the body of a 19-year-old student from Telangana, who is suspected to have died from heart failure, was found near the university’s gate.
Police said the bodies were taken to the civil hospital for postmortem examination.
A probe has been launched into both incidents and the postmortem reports were awaited to confirm the cause of the deaths, they added.
According to an email sent to students and alumni from Vice Chancellor Somak Raychaudhury’s office, both students were evaluated by the physician on duty at the campus infirmary before being rushed to the nearest hospital by the university’s ambulance.
They were pronounced dead at the hospital. The parents of both students were informed of the deaths by university officials early Saturday.
“Their parents have been informed of the tragic development… (The two boys) were bright students with promising futures ahead of them. They will be remembered by all as gifted students whose untimely passing away has left the Ashoka community devastated,” read the Vice Chancellor’s email.
“The departed students were integral members of the Ashoka community and will be deeply missed by all. Our hearts go out to the bereaved family members, and we are providing all the support required in their hour of grief,” the university said in a separate statement.
The statement added that the university was cooperating “fully with local authorities for the requisite investigation”.
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