Bengaluru: A 20-year-old BTech student died after allegedly jumping from her university hostel building in Nagadevanahalli, Doddaballapura taluk, Thursday night, prompting police to launch an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.Varshini V, a native of Andhra Pradesh, was pursuing third-year BTech in computer science and engineering at GITAM University and staying at the hostel on the campus.Police, who did not find any death note, said Varshini jumped from the corridor on the sixth floor around 8.30pm and died instantly. “There is no foul play. We checked CCTV cameras and found the footage showing her jumping. We are checking her mobile phone too,” a senior officer said.Police are gathering information about reports that she may have been experiencing depression. Her family members, who rushed to the hostel Friday, filed a complaint accusing the university management of not taking security measures to prevent students from jumping or falling from the corridor.Her family blamed the absence of iron grills along the corridor, alleging this allowed Varshini to jump easily from the sixth floor. A case has been registered under Section 106 (causing death by negligence) at Doddaballapura Rural police station.If you are having suicidal thoughts or are in need of emotional support, call suicide-prevention helplines: Tele-MANAS: 14416 or 1800-891-4416; SAHAI: 080-25497777.
