India, Aug. 7 -- A 21-year-old second-year MBBS student at Pune's government-run B J Medical College was found dead in her college hostel late Tuesday night, according to police. The police suspect death by suicide.

The student, originally from Rajasthan, was staying in a shared hostel room on the college premises. An officer from Bundgarden police station said she was discovered hanging in a separate hostel room after her roommates reported her missing.

"She had not returned to her room till late in the evening, prompting her roommates to file a missing complaint. Later, another hostel resident noticed her hanging in a different room and informed the authorities," the officer said.

Police recovered a handwritten note from the scene, i...