On Sunday morning, Pritam had gone with his friends to have breakfast and then returned to his hostel room. Later, his friends went to attend classes in the college but Pritam did not turn up. On returning to the hostel, they knocked on the door of Pritam’s hostel room which was locked from inside but there was no response.

Suspecting something foul, they informed the superintendent of the hostel. He rushed to the spot and also knocked on the door of Pritam’s room. With Pritam no responding to repeated knocks, the superintendent informed the police.

A team from Chandili police station went to the hostel and broke open the door of Pritam’s room. They found him hanging from the ceiling. They brought him down and rushed him to Rayagada District General Hospital. But the doctors of the hospital declared Pritam brought dead.

The police have sent the body for post-mortem and informed Pritam’s parents. The cause of death would be ascertained after getting the post-mortem report, said IIC Hial Prakash.