Bhubaneswar: A 24-year-old student from Odisha was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a hostel in Kota, Rajasthan. Roshan Kumar Patra, a resident of Abhaypur under Jarada police station in Ganjam district, had been preparing for the NEET-UG exam and was staying with his cousin and friends at a hostel in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar.
According to the police, Kumar and his friends had studied late into the night, but when he failed to open his door in the morning, his friends assumed he was sleeping. However, when he didn’t come out for lunch, they knocked on his door, and upon not getting a response, informed the warden.
The warden opened the door with a duplicate key, and upon entering the room, found Kumar lying face down on the bed. The police were informed, and Kumar was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead.
The local police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding Kumar’s death.
