‘Dumped’ on Facebook,IIM girl kills self

Police have found notes on Malini’s laptop and message board in her room suggesting she was upset over the break-up. A note on the message board said,“He ditched me’’.

“From preliminary investigations it seems like a suicide connected to a post on a social networking site indicating a break-up,’’ said DCP (South-East) P S Harsha.

Investigations revealed Malini’s boyfriend,Abhishek,was in Bangalore recently and the couple had a fight. Abhishek subsequently posted a change in his relationship status on Facebook,saying,“Dumped my new ex-girlfriend’’,possibly leading to the suicide,police said.

“Malini came to IIM-B last June,having worked at Infosys after completing her B.Tech. from KIIT. We have lost a bright young person in the prime of her life,’’ IIM-B said in a statement.

Her body was handed over to her father,B N Murmu,a senior manager at HPCL in Jamshedpur,on Tuesday. Police said they were trying to track down Abhishek.

“Malini was a very emotional,bright and ambitious student. We are shocked to know about her death,” said Surendra Deogam,a family friend of the Murmus.

with inputs from Ranchi