Tech student dies by suicide

HYDERABAD: An engineering student P. Charan Reddy, 21, was found dead in a private hostel at Alwal where he was staying. Police said that the victim could have died by suicide. While the reason behind the alleged suicide is being probed into, police suspect he took the extreme step due to health issues. Hailing from Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, Charan Reddy has been studying in a reputed institution at Medchal. Recently he moved into a private hostel.

On Tuesday night, after having food, his friends went to sleep in another room, as the fan was making loud noise, but Charan did not go with them and stayed back in their room. On Wednesday morning, when his friends came to the room, they found him hanging and alerted the hostel staff and police.

On a complaint from his parents, a case has been registered for further investigation, said Alwal subinspector K. Suresh. The body has been handed over to his family after a postmortem examination, he added.