Indian student found dead in medical college dormitory

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A 21-year-old Indian student at Ad-din Sakina Medical College and Hospital in Jashore was found hanging in the washroom of a dormitory of the medical college on Wednesday, reports UNB.

The deceased was identified as Sheema Johra. She is from Jammu-Kashmir in India.

Principle of Ad-din Sakina Medical College and Hospital professor Kamal Uddin said being informed by the a cleaner of the dormitory, college authorities broke the door of the washroom and found Sheema hanging from the ceiling.

They took her to Jashore General Hospital where physicians declared her dead.

Ahmed Tareq Shams of emergency department of the hospital said the girl was brought dead to the hospital.

The reason behind the death could not be known immediately.