India, Sept. 6 -- A 24-year-old first-year MBBS student at the Government Medical College in Chhattisgarh's Korba was found dead in his hostel room on Saturday morning, police said, confirming that it was a suicide.

The student, identified as Himanshu Kashyap, purportedly left a suicide note, which was found at the spot of his death. It read, "Mujhse nahi ho paya, I am sorry, papa (I couldn't do it, I am sorry, papa)", the officials said.

Himanshu's death was discovered when his classmates, concerned by his absence in a scheduled exam, went to check on him, only to find his room locked from the inside. When repeated knocks went unanswered, they forced the door open and found Himashu hanging in his hostel room.

The official said an acci...