A college student was found dead at a hostel in Thodupuzha on Tuesday. A R Arun Raj, a student of Al Azar College, was found hanging at the private hostel in Madathikandam, near the institution.
Arun Raj from Pathanapuram was a second-year mechanical engineering student. His body is believed to be two days old, Manorama News reported.
Arun was staying in the room alone. The incident came to light after a foul odour emanated from the decomposing body. According to primary reports, Arun died by suicide.
“It is understood that after a primary investigation that Arun Raj was going through a bout of depression. He had some family issues and was very upset about that. We are verifying his mobile phones and laptop to know more about what led the youngster to take the extreme step. It was found that he had been posting visuals of children weeping on his social media accounts recently. However, he was not taking any medicines for depression,” Thodupuzha DySP M R Madhu Babu said.
He also said that according to the preliminary inquiry, he had no issues in the college or with any of his friend.
He had returned to the hostel after spending a one-month vacation at home. He went to the college on Monday and returned to his hostel. According to police, he might have committed suicide on Monday night.
"Arun Raj was good in studies and only after the police inquiry the exact reason for his death will be known," college principal Dr. D. F. Melvin Jose said
