Back from home after Diwali holidays, AMU student dies by suicide at women’s hostel

Ruby, a native of Moradabad, was a second-year political science student and an active member of the college’s drama club. Her younger brother, Mohammad Kasim, is pursuing a law degree at AMU.

“Ruby’s family reached Aligarh late on Saturday evening and took the body without allowing a postmortem examination,” said Circle Officer Sarvam Singh. He added that the family did not indicate any possible reason behind her taking such an extreme step.

Ruby had last spoken to her brother on Friday, the police said.

AMU Proctor Wasim Ali said the student had gone home and returned to her hostel on the afternoon of October 21. On Saturday, her hostelmates noticed that her room had remained closed since morning and that she had not come to the dining hall for breakfast or lunch. When one of them peeped inside, she found Ruby’s body. The other students immediately informed the authorities and the police.

According to the police, they were alerted on Saturday evening that a room in the Mumtaz Mahal Hall hostel had not been opened since Friday evening, raising suspicion of foul play. A police team rushed to the site and, after breaking open the door, found Ruby’s body.

The preliminary investigation revealed that Ruby’s roommate, who had also gone home for the Diwali vacation, had not yet returned, leaving Ruby alone in the room at the time of the incident.