India, Feb. 10 -- A 20-year-old first-year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) student from Madhya Pradesh's Alirajpur district died by suicide in a private hostel in Bhopal on Tuesday morning.

The student, enrolled at Government Gandhi Medical College (GMC) last October, was reportedly under academic stress, according to her roommate.

Police said that she was found unconscious in the hostel bathroom. She was rushed to Hamidia Hospital, where doctors declared her dead at 8:30am. The body has been sent for a postmortem examination.

"She woke up and found her missing. She searched the hostel. Later, she alerted the hostel guard, who discovered her in the bathroom and informed the police", her roommate said.

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