Rourkela: A girl student of pathology department in Ispat General Hospital (IGH) here in Sundargarh district allegedly committed suicide while all her friends were asleep after dinner late Thursday night.
While no exact reason of her extreme step was known, probe revealed she took the step after being ditched by her boyfriend.
The deceased has been identified as Sunayana Dekaraj (27) of Assam state. She was staying in the Vizag hostel situated at Sector-5 in the Steel City.
The matter came to the fore after the hostel authorities and her friends found her room locked from inside till Friday afternoon. They knocked the door but there was no response. Later, they informed the police.
On intimation, the Sector-7 and Sector-19 police reached the spot and broke opened the door.
The police found the girl hanging to the ceiling fan and also recovered a suicide note from the scene. Police have reportedly, sent the body for post-mortem to IGH and the girl’s family has been contacted to hand over the body.
According to the suicide note, the girl claimed that a person, named Dilip who developed a love relationship with her, cheated on her even after they had finalised the marriage date. The deceased also mentioned that she was pregnant and underwent an abortion earlier.
The exact reason behind the girl’s death will be ascertained after the post-mortem report arrives, police said, adding that further investigation into the incident is underway. A manhunt has been launched to nab Dilip for further investigation, police said.
PNN