Jagatsinghpur: A college student was found dead in a private mess near the Nabakrushna Choudhury Stadium in Jagatsinghpur town on Tuesday morning.
The deceased, identified as Om Prakash Acharya, was a Plus III third-year student of S.V.M. Autonomous College.
According to sources, Om Prakash had visited his friend staying at the mess. He reportedly spent the night alone in one of the rooms at the mess. On Tuesday morning, his friend found him hanging from the ceiling.
Preliminary investigation suggests that the death may be a case of suicide.
The police have registered an unnatural death case and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
Further investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of death.
