Bhubaneswar, April 2 -- A student from KIIT University was found dead in an under-construction building near Mancheswar in Bhubaneswar, Odisha police officials reported.

The deceased student has been identified as Arnab Mukherjee, a native of Bankura, West Bengal. He was pursuing a B Tech degree (third year) at KIIT University and resided in one of the university hostels.

The circumstances leading to his presence in the area, far from his hostel, are not yet known. Biswaranjan Senapati, Assistant Police Commissioner of Bhubaneswar (Zone-5), confirmed the incident.

Residents discovered the victim and promptly alerted the police. The Mancheswar police responded quickly and took the student to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him...