India, July 16 -- The Delhi University is in shock following the tragic death of Sneha Debnath, a 19-year-old first-year student of BSc (Honours) Mathematics, at Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College (ARSD). Sneha, a native of Tripura, had been missing for six days before her body was recovered from the Yamuna River under the Geeta Colony flyover on Sunday. While the cause of death has not been officially disclosed, the news - alongside the discovery of a letter written by Sneha - sparked widespread grief, with candlelight marches led by mourning students across the varsity.

On a mostly vacant campus after the semester exams, friends and classmates gathered in solidarity. "Sneha always had a gentle presence," recalls Pranav Bhatt, a first-year...