India, June 10 -- A 22-year-old third-year MMBS student at the Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital died by suicide on June 8. He was found at the Apna Boys Hostel and was declared dead at Sir JJ Hospital.

The deceased was a day scholar and resident of Ghatkopar. According to the police, on Sunday he arrived at the hostel when no one was present, locked himself into a room, and hanged himself with a nylon rope tied to the ceiling fan. He was discovered by hostel authorities and immediately taken to the hospital, where he was declared dead.

An officer from the JJ Marg police station said that he had been dealing with financial difficulties at home and was reportedly under a lot of academic stress. He had secured an All India Rank of...