NEW DELHI: A medical student died after falling from the seventh floor of the hostel building at a private medical college in Kerala, police said on Sunday.
Fathimath Shahana K, a second-year MBBS student at the Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences in Chalakka, lost her life in the incident that occurred at 11pm on Saturday.
Initial investigations suggest that Shahana accidentally slipped from the corridor on the seventh floor. However, a detailed inquiry and inquest proceedings are underway to ascertain the exact cause of the death.
Police have reached the scene and launched an investigation into the incident.
A case has been registered for unnatural death, authorities confirmed.