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FTII student found hanging in hostel room, suicide suspected

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Pune: The decomposed body of a 32-year-old student of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) here was found hanging in his hostel room on Friday, police said.

It was suspected to be a suicide though no suicide note has been found, said an official.

“Ashwin Anurag Shukla, a resident of Goa, was found hanging in his hostel room this morning. The body was in a decomposed state,” said Murlidhar Karpe, senior inspector of Deccan Gymkhana police station.

“It appears to be a case of suicide. But no suicide note has been found so far and our investigation is on,” he added.

FTII registrar Sayyid Rabeehashmi said Shukla was a student of the 2017 batch of cinematography course.

“The body has been sent for autopsy. His parents have been informed,” said Rabeehashmi.

This post was last modified on August 5, 2022 8:51 pm

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