Goa, Aug. 18 -- The news that the post-mortem report of a 20-year-old BITS Pilani Goa campus student was reserved and his viscera sent for chemical analysis has left parents, academicians and students questioning the recent spate of deaths at the institute. This latest case marks the fourth fatality in less than a year, fuelling unease on campus and beyond.

Verna Police Inspector Anand Shirodkar confirmed, "The autopsy report of the boy who was found dead in his room at BITS Pilani has come and the cause of death has been reserved and his viscera has been sent for further tests."

The post-mortem was conducted at the South Goa District Hospital, Margao, where the Police Surgeon certified: "Opinion as to the cause of death is kept pending...