Body of a third year engineering student was found under suspicious circumstances at laxmi Nagar under Piplani police station area on Sunday.
According to the police, on Sunday at around 9.30 pm the victim’s house owner found that the room of the victim was locked from inside and there was no response despite knocking the door several times, he immediately informed the police.
On the receipt of information, a police team was dispatched to the spot and the door was broken. On entering the house the victim was found lying in an unconscious state after which he was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
The victim Shrikant Mishra was pursuing his engineering degree from Oriental College of Technology. Mishra hailed from Umaria and used to live at laxmi Nagar in a rented room.
The police have not confirmed the reason of death. The investigating officer told that the circumstantial evidences suggest that the victim consumed poison but it is not possible that he consumed poison to commit suicide or he was being poisoned. The autopsy report is awaited.
The parents of the victim have been informed and on Monday after the post-mortem the body was handed over to the relatives for performing last rites. The family members told that they were not aware of any problem the victim was dealing with. After the preliminary investigation a case under section 174 of the CrPC has been registered.