A 20-year-old BSc student was found dead in his hostel room at Tezpur University in Assam, with police suspecting suicide.
Reader brief
Through the Reader lens: A fifth-semester student at Tezpur University was found dead in a hostel room, with police reporting the case as a suicide. This incident follows the recent death of a student at the Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, which was attributed by students to medical negligence. In response to the latter, authorities suspended a chief warden and terminated the contracts of a campus physician and a nurse.
What to watch next
- Outcome of the high-level committee review at Tezpur University.
- Status of the inquiry into the death at the Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education.
What was said2
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Tezpur University Registrar
1 quote“The university is extending necessary support and cooperation to the authorities concerned in accordance with due procedure. The exact circumstances and any possible factors leading to the incident are yet to be officially established”
In the article
…a student of another Central institute near Guwahati allegedly died due to medical negligence. In a statement on Thursday (September 17, 2026), the Registrar of Tezpur University mourned the passing of the student. “ The university is extending necessary support and cooperation to the authorities concerned in accordance with due procedure. The exact circumstances and any possible factors leading to the incident are yet to be officially established ,” the statement read. The body of the student was found in his hostel room, the university authorities said. The police’s preliminary investigation pointed to suicide. “The university will constitute a high-level…
Chandan Goswami
1 quote“When the roommate returned around 1:30pm, he found the room locked from inside and, through the ventilator, saw his fellow student hanging”
In the article
…Chandan Goswami told HT that the deceased was a resident of Nagaon district and was pursuing a BSc in the Integrated Chemistry department. “He was sharing a room with another student who went to class in the morning. When the roommate returned around 1:30pm, he found the room locked from inside and, through the ventilator, saw his fellow student hanging ,” Goswami said. Police officers said a diary was found, but its contents could not be shared as the matter was under investigation. The SSP said the family members of the deceased were asked to come to Tezpur after the…
Sources2
- [1]The HinduneutralCentral university student dies in Assam
- [2]Hindustan TimesneutralTezpur University student found dead in hostel room, suicide suspected: Assam police