Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Student Found Hanging at Madhya Pradesh Hostel; Family Seeks Probe
An 18-year-old boy named Poonamchand was staying at a school hostel in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, where he was studying in Class 11.
On Tuesday morning, his roommate found him hanging in their room.
Police and forensic experts came to investigate.
They believe he used a bedsheet tied to a window.
Nobody knows why it happened, and no note was found.
Poonamchand was repeating Class 11 because he had failed the exam before.
His roommate says he heard nothing during the night.
Poonamchand's family and other people are asking for a full and fair investigation to find out the truth.
Some student leaders also want the hostel's CCTV footage and attendance records to be checked to see if anyone was careless.
The police are questioning students and staff to understand what happened.
An 18-year-old Class 11 student, Poonamchand, was found hanging in his room at the Raja Shankarshah-Raghunathshah Senior Boys' Hostel in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday morning.
Preliminary information suggests he used a bedsheet as a noose attached to the room's window; police have not determined the reason for the death.
No suicide note was found, and Poonamchand was repeating Class 11 after failing the examination this year.
Police Station in-charge SN Pandey said the roommate discovered him hanging after waking and heard no sound during the night; police are examining the student's mobile phone and contacts.
Family members, locals and NSUI district president Chandan Singh Pawar demanded an impartial or high-level inquiry, preservation of CCTV footage and attendance records, and scrutiny of hostel staff's roles.
- Who
- Poonamchand, an 18-year-old Class 11 student from Kakouda village in Pandhana, son of Tulsiram.
- What
- The student was found hanging under suspicious circumstances in his hostel room; family members, locals and the NSUI have demanded a probe.
- When
- Tuesday morning.
- Where
- Raja Shankarshah-Raghunathshah Senior Boys' Hostel on Sirsod Road, Chhaigaon Makhan police station area, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The reason for the death has not been determined; no suicide note was found, and the family suspects foul play or negligence.
Family and inquiry advocates
Police preliminary assessment
Cause of death
Family and inquiry advocates
Family members, locals and NSUI district president Chandan Singh Pawar call the death suspicious and demand an impartial or high-level inquiry, preservation of CCTV footage and attendance records, and examination of hostel staff's roles, with action if negligence is established.
Police preliminary assessment
Preliminary information indicates Poonamchand used a bedsheet as a noose attached to the room's window; police have not determined the reason for the death and no suicide note has been found.
- Deceased
- Poonamchand, son of Tulsiram, 18 years old, Class 11 student from Kakouda village, Pandhana
- Location
- Raja Shankarshah-Raghunathshah Senior Boys' Hostel, Sirsod Road, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
- Circumstances
- Found hanging with a bedsheet used as a noose attached to the room's window
- Suicide note
- Not found
- Academic status
- Repeating Class 11 after failing the examination
- Hostel occupancy
- 50 students enrolled; 28 present on the night of the incident
- Police response
- Station in-charge SN Pandey; forensic team examined the room and collected evidence
- Demands
- Impartial and high-level inquiry, preservation of CCTV footage and attendance records, examination of staff roles