JHANSI, July 2 -- A 22-year-old MBBS student of Maharani Laxmibai Medical College, Jhansi, died after reportedly falling from the balcony of his hostel room on Wednesday morning. The student, identified as Sarthak Khanna, was a third-year medical student and a resident of Nirala Nagar in Lucknow.

According to college authorities and fellow students, Sarthak had returned from his home to Jhansi on Tuesday night and was staying in Room no 58 of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Hostel on the Paramedical College campus. Due to a non-functional cooler in his room, he shared accommodation with a fellow hostelmate that night.

Early Wednesday, students found Sarthak lying unconscious and bleeding on the ground floor. He was immediately rushed to the me...