Jaipur: A 19-year-old student died by suicide at a guest house in Jaipur’s Jawahar Nagar area Saturday, hours after returning from the funeral of a friend who was killed in a road accident a day earlier.Police said the student, who shifted to the guest house about a month ago, was found hanging in her room around 7.30 pm by a female friend living nearby.After being alerted, Jawahar Nagar police reached the spot and, with assistance from the Forensic Science Laboratory team, collected evidence. The body was sent to the SMS Hospital mortuary for postmortem. Police said the exact circumstances leading to the death are under investigation.According to police, the student had become close to a 20-year-old man who died in a road accident Friday. She accompanied a friend to his village to attend the funeral and reportedly returned to Jaipur in a distressed state.The friend told police that she briefly stepped out to bring a dog in an attempt to distract the student. When she returned, the room was locked. Knowing the password to the digital lock, she entered the room and found the student hanging.Police said the deceased’s friend, a resident of Jaipur Rural, was killed Friday night after the Thar SUV he was travelling in allegedly hit a divider near Hasanpura due to overspeeding. Despite the airbags deploying, he died in the crash, while another occupant sustained injuries.Sadar police registered an FIR for rash and negligent driving and seized the damaged vehicle. The victim’s body was handed over to his family Saturday after the postmortem.
