Body of girl student found hanging in DDU university

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Gorakhpur: Body of a 24-year-old home science student of DDU Gorakhpur University was found hanging with a ‘dupatta’ (scarf) in a store room of the university on Saturday. A BSc third year student, she had gone to the university to appear in an examination.
Police, who claimed that she had hanged herself, have sent the body for postmortem and initiated investigations. However, her father has rejected the suicide theory and demanded a thorough probe into the incident.
After getting the information, vice-chancellor Prof Rajesh Singh reached the spot along with the varsity administrative officials. He has assured the family of the deceased and the police of full cooperation in the matter.
In a statement, the university administration expressed grief over the death of the girl.
“The VC held a meeting with the varsity officials to organize a day of counselling every week for UG, PG and PhD students to manage their stress level and boost confidence,” the release added.
Reports said that the student Priyanka, daughter of Vinod Kumar, a resident of Shivpur in Shahbazganj, came to the University on Saturday to write her home science examination. Around 2pm, when an employee of the varsity went into the store, he saw the girl’s body hanging from the ceiling with the ‘dupatta’.
Priyanka’s father, however, rejected the suicide theory. He told the reporters that Priyanka had not committed suicide as she was alright when she left home for the university with her brother Manish.
“I want a through probe into the matter so that truth could be revealed. I don’t understand how she reached the store room instead of giving exam. She was absolutely fine when she was at home and left for the university,” he told the reporters.
Priyanka was the youngest among her siblings, a brother and three sisters.
Inspector Cantt Sudhir Singh said, “The reason behind the suicide is not clear. We are investigating the matter.”