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Lucknow: In yet another distressing incident, a female student of College of Arts and Craft, a constituent college of Lucknow University (LU), allegedly commit suicide in her room at Tilak Hostel on the campus, by putting her cellphone camera on that recorded the entire sequence of event, the police said.
She hanged herself from a ceiling fan and put her cellphone on recording mode to capture the extreme step on Wednesday (January 10) evening.
According to the police officials, the deceased had some dispute with a person who lives in Varanasi and probably it was out of frustration that she took this step.
The room was shared by three students and the incident unfolded when two of them were away. When the students returned from the market, they found the room locked from inside. With the help of hostel staff, the windowpanes were broken to open the door.
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Manisha Singh, Additional DCP (Central), in a statement, said the police team swiftly rushed to the hostel after getting information.
“They (police) brought down her body and sent it for a post-mortem examination. Her parents and local guardians have been informed about the incident,” Singh added.
Lucknow University Spokesperson Durgesh Srivastava, in a press release, stated that the girl hails from Prayagraj and pursuing the fifth semester of Bachelor of Fine Arts course.
“The reason for the extreme step was ascertained and the police are investigating the case,” he added.
