Archive · 2 Oct 2026
PG Medical Student Found Dead in Hyderabad Hotel; Friend Absconds
A 27-year-old medical student was found dead inside a hotel room in Hyderabad.
Her family became worried when they could not contact her.
Police traced her phone to the hotel and found her body on a bed.
The body was decomposed, and police said they saw no external injury marks.
Her father told police that he believed she had been murdered.
Police then opened a murder investigation.
A male friend had been with her after asking her to come to the hotel to collect or receive her gold chain.
He left the hotel and police were trying to find him to understand what happened.
A 27-year-old postgraduate medical student was found dead in a Hyderabad hotel room on Friday.
Her body was discovered in a decomposed condition on the bed, with no visible external injuries, police said.
The woman’s father alleged murder, prompting registration of a murder case at Miyapur Police Station.
Police said she had entered the hotel with a male friend on September 30 after he called her to return her gold chain.
The friend reportedly checked out on October 1 and remained absconding while police searched for him.
- Who
- A 27-year-old postgraduate medical student, her male friend, her family, and Hyderabad police.
- What
- The student was found dead in a hotel room, and police registered a murder case after her father alleged she had been murdered.
- When
- She entered the hotel with the friend on September 30; he checked out on October 1, and her body was reported found on Friday, October 2.
- Where
- A hotel in Hyderabad; the student was from Sangareddy district and studied at a medical college in Hanamkonda.
- Why
- Police said the friend had called her to return her gold chain, but the reason for her death remained undetermined pending his tracing and further investigation.
Family’s Murder Allegation
Police’s Preliminary Findings
Cause and manner of death
Family’s Murder Allegation
The woman’s father alleged that she had been murdered, and police registered a murder case based on his complaint.
Police’s Preliminary Findings
Police said no external injury marks were visible on the decomposed body and said the motive could be determined after tracing the absconding friend.
Role of the male friend
Family’s Murder Allegation
The friend was the last known companion identified in the report and had left the hotel before the body was found, prompting the family’s murder allegation and a police search.
Police’s Preliminary Findings
Police had not publicly established the friend’s role or motive; they were still searching for him and continuing the investigation.
- Victim
- 27-year-old postgraduate medical student
- Discovery
- Found dead in a Hyderabad hotel room
- Condition
- Body was decomposed and found on the bed
- Police finding
- No external injury marks were visible during the preliminary investigation
- Case
- Murder case registered at Miyapur Police Station
- Last known companion
- A male friend who reportedly checked out on October 1 and was absconding
- Reported reason for hotel visit
- The friend had called her to return her gold chain
