Woman MBBS student dies by suicide in Pune college hostel  

A 21-year-old woman medical student allegedly died by suicide in a hostel room of a college here, police said on Wednesday.

The woman was found hanging late Tuesday night and a note was found at the spot in which she purportedly mentioned that she was undergoing psychiatric treatment and wanted to study further, they said.

She hailed from Rajasthan and was in her second-year of the MBBS course student at the government-run B J Medical College, the police said.

She was staying with two other female students in a hostel room, an official from Bundgarden police station said.

“As she did not return to her room till late evening, her roommates raised an alarm and approached the police to file a missing complaint. Meanwhile, another hostel inmate spotted her hanging in another room in the premises and alerted the hostel authorities and police,” he said.

As per primary investigation, she had been undergoing psychiatric treatment since her school days.

“We have found a note at the spot in which she mentioned that she was undergoing psychiatric treatment and also added that she wanted to study further,” the official said.

The student did not blame anyone for the extreme step in the note, he said.

“Her parents have been informed and further probe is on into the incident,” he added.