Archive · 30 Aug 2026
AMU Student Found Hanging, Second Death Reported in Four Weeks
Krishna Sharma was a 22-year-old student at Aligarh Muslim University.
He was found dead at the rented place where he lived near the university.
Police found a note addressed to his parents.
Police sources said the note mentioned that he was struggling with problems and asked for forgiveness.
His roommates said he seemed disturbed after returning from Jammu and Kashmir.
The university said the incident was not connected to his association with AMU.
University officials said trained therapists respond when students show signs of distress.
This was the second reported death involving an AMU student in four weeks.
His family reached Aligarh and was waiting for the post-mortem.
Krishna Sharma, a 22-year-old second-year French student at Aligarh Muslim University, was found hanging on Friday.
He was found at his rented accommodation in Civil Lines, near the AMU campus in Aligarh.
Police sources said a note addressed to Sharma’s parents called him a “loser” unable to cope with his problems and asked for forgiveness.
AMU Proctor Naved Khan said Sharma had returned from Jammu and Kashmir four days earlier and appeared disturbed, according to roommates.
The incident was the second reported death involving an AMU student in four weeks; Sharma’s family awaited the post-mortem before taking custody of his body.
- Who
- Krishna Sharma, a 22-year-old second-year BA (Hons) student of Foreign Languages (French) at Aligarh Muslim University.
- What
- He was allegedly found hanging at his rented accommodation, and police recovered a note addressed to his parents.
- When
- He was found on Friday; the reports were published on Saturday, with one report dated August 30.
- Where
- His rented accommodation in Civil Lines, adjoining the Aligarh Muslim University campus in Aligarh. One article referred to New Delhi, but its detailed account identified Aligarh.
- Why
- Police sources said the note referred to problems Sharma could not cope with, while the AMU proctor said the incident was unrelated to Sharma’s association with the university.
University’s account
Police sources’ account
Possible source of distress
University’s account
AMU Proctor Naved Khan said the incident had nothing to do with Sharma’s association with the university and highlighted AMU’s protocol and therapists for distressed students.
Police sources’ account
Police sources said Sharma’s note described him as unable to cope with the issues he faced, called himself a “loser,” and asked his parents for forgiveness.
Condition before the incident
University’s account
The proctor said Sharma’s roommates reported that he appeared disturbed after returning from Jammu and Kashmir.
Police sources’ account
Police sources focused on the note’s account of personal problems but did not identify those problems.
- Student
- Krishna Sharma, 22
- University
- Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)
- Course
- Second-year BA (Hons), Foreign Languages (French)
- Location
- Rented accommodation in Civil Lines, Aligarh
- Recent context
- Second reported death involving an AMU student in four weeks
- Police action
- A forensic team took possession of the note
- Family status
- Relatives reached Aligarh and awaited the post-mortem
- University response
- AMU said it has a protocol and trained therapists for students showing distress
