Hyderabad, Sept. 22 -- A 22-year-old student of engineering at Siddharth Engineering College in Hyderabad was discovered dead in his hostel room on Monday morning, September 22.

The student, Jadav Sai Teja, is said to have filmed a video before he died in which he begged for assistance and said seniors had been beating him up and asking him for money, reported NDTV.

The student's lawyer and family members arrived at the hostel after traveling for almost 300 km overnight and have called for a detailed investigation into the reasons for his death. A police case has also been filed.

Based in initial reports, Sai Teja was driven to a bar by his seniors, coerced into drinking, and asked to pay a bill of about Rs 10,000.

In the video, the c...