New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- Two teenage female athletes residing at a Sports Authority of India (SAI) hostel were discovered dead in their room on Thursday, according to police. The deceased have been identified as 18-year-old Sandra A, from Kozhikode's Chaliyam district, and 15-year-old Vyshnavi V, from Muthakkal in the Thiruvananthapuram district.

Police confirmed that Sandra was an athletics trainee in her second year of higher secondary school, while Vyshnavi was a Class 10 student and a kabaddi player. The tragedy was uncovered around 5 AM when other hostel residents noticed the pair had failed to attend their scheduled morning practice session.

After several unanswered knocks, hostel staff forced entry into the room and found both girls...