India, Nov. 11 -- A 21-year-old first-year MBBS student at Grant Government Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals allegedly died by suicide inside his hostel room on Monday. The incident came to light around 8pm, when fellow hostel residents found him hanging by the ceiling fan.

According to the police, the student was distressed over his performance in the first-year examination held recently. He had not even gone to his native place in Shirdi in Ahilyanagar district during the Diwali vacation as he wanted to study, a police officer told Hindustan Times.

"The student did not leave his hostel room throughout the day on Monday. He did not appear for a paper scheduled during the day as well," the officer from JJ Marg police statio...