Archive · 12 Aug 2026
AMU Student From Kolkata Found Dead in Hostel Room
A 19-year-old student who was studying at Aligarh Muslim University in India sadly passed away.
She was from Kolkata and lived in a university dormitory called I G Hall.
Early on Wednesday morning, her friends found her in her room.
She had come back to university on July 28, and her friends said she seemed upset.
The night before, she had a difficult phone conversation with her mother.
Her mother was worried, so she asked one of her daughter's friends to check on her.
The friend found the room locked from inside and had to break open the door.
University officials called the police, and a forensic team is now examining what happened.
The university says four similar tragedies have happened to its students in the last three years.
To help students who feel sad or stressed, the university has started a counselling programme where students can talk to someone.
A 19-year-old undergraduate student from Kolkata was found hanging in her room at Aligarh Muslim University's I G Hall hostel early Wednesday.
AMU Proctor Naved Khan said he was informed shortly after midnight and rushed to the hostel after informing police.
Hostel mates said the student had returned to the university from Kolkata on July 28 and had appeared 'disturbed' since then.
She allegedly had a heated phone exchange with her mother late Tuesday, after which her mother asked a friend to check on her.
The university has reported four student suicide cases over the past three years and has started regular counselling programmes in hostels.
- Who
- A 19-year-old undergraduate student from Kolkata studying at Aligarh Muslim University, with AMU Proctor Naved Khan coordinating the university's response.
- What
- The student was found dead, hanging in her locked hostel room, and a police forensic team is examining the scene; a post-mortem is planned after her parents arrive.
- When
- Early Wednesday morning, shortly after midnight; she had returned to campus from Kolkata on July 28.
- Where
- I G Hall hostel at Aligarh Muslim University.
- Why
- Not officially determined; hostel mates said she appeared 'disturbed' and allegedly had a heated phone exchange with her mother before her death.
- Victim
- 19-year-old undergraduate student from Kolkata
- University
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Location
- I G Hall hostel
- Time found
- Early Wednesday morning, shortly after midnight
- Proctor
- Naved Khan
- Return date
- July 28
- Suicide cases in past 3 years
- Four
- University response
- Regular counselling programmes in all hostels
