A plus two science student who was studying in Sarala Mohavidyalaya in Rahama under Tirtol block was found hanging in her room from a ceiling fan on Tuesday night in mysterious circumstance.
Her family members alleged that the girl was raped before being murdered and demanded a probe into the incident. The deceased was identified as Jamuna Swain from Eribina village under Gapa Panchayat in Erasama block. She was living in a mess along with a few others near the college at Rahama Bazar. On Tuesday, she was absent in college. However, when her friends reached the mess, they found her room was closed from inside. She did not respond.
As a result, with help of others, they broke open the door and found her body was hanging from a ceiling fan. On a tipoff, Tirtol police rushed to the spot and seized the body.
Police also seized the mobile phone and other articles of the deceased and sent the body for post mortem.