Jaipur, Aug 27: A 20-year-old student was found hanging inside a hostel room at NIMS University near Jaipur, Rajasthan, police said on Thursday.

The incident came to light after fellow students noticed a foul smell coming from his locked room and informed the police late Wednesday night. The deceased has been identified as Mohit Saini, a resident of Lotesar in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He was a second-year CPT student and had been staying at the university’s Sunrise Hostel.

According to police, the incident was reported late at night. Hostel students became suspicious after detecting a strong foul smell coming from Saini’s room. They informed the Chandwaji police, following which a police team reached the hostel. Police had the locked room opened and found Saini’s body hanging inside. The body was subsequently shifted to NIMS Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

Chandwaji SHO Rajbir Singh said the condition of the body and the foul smell suggested that Saini may have died one or two days before the incident was discovered. Police suspect suicide but have not yet established the exact circumstances surrounding the death. Investigators are collecting information from hostel authorities and fellow students. The post-mortem examination is expected to provide further information about the cause and time of death.

The incident comes just one day after the death of another student at NIMS University. On August 25, B.Tech student Aditya Tiwari, a resident of Lucknow, allegedly died after falling from the 15th floor of a hostel building. The incident reportedly occurred at around 8:30 p.m. Tiwari was staying at the university’s Garnek Hostel.

According to the police, neither of his roommates was present in the room when the incident occurred. Police are investigating both incidents and examining the circumstances surrounding the deaths. Statements from students, roommates and hostel officials are expected to form part of the investigation.

The two incidents within a span of two days have raised concerns on the university campus. However, police have not indicated any connection between the two cases at this stage.

Further details are expected after the post-mortem reports and completion of the ongoing investigations.

New Delhi, Aug 27: A 21-year-old student and model was allegedly stabbed to death inside her home in West Delhi Tilak Nagar, with police suspecting the involvement of her gym trainer.

The deceased, identified as Muskan, was reportedly alone at her second-floor residence when the alleged attack took place on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Imran, allegedly entered the house, attacked her with a knife and fled from the scene.

Hearing Muskan’s cries for help, neighbours rushed to the residence and found her seriously injured and lying in a pool of blood. She was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment, but succumbed to her injuries.

“We are searching for the culprit,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Abhishek Gupta told reporters, adding that the police were examining CCTV footage from the surrounding area as part of the investigation.

Muskan’s friend Aman said she was the youngest among three sisters. According to him, one of her elder sisters, who is currently in Chandigarh, called and asked him to rush to Muskan’s house after learning about the attack.

“I received a call, but I don’t remember the exact time. They told me they were not at home and that someone had entered the house and stabbed Muskan,” a friend of the deceased told media.

The friend said the alleged attacker was identified as Imran, who worked as a trainer at the same gym where Muskan used to exercise.

Aman said he immediately contacted another friend and asked him to reach the house and ensure that Muskan was taken to hospital. By the time he arrived, an ambulance had already reached the spot and shifted her for medical treatment.

He also claimed that Muskan’s sisters had previously raised concerns about Imran allegedly harassing her.

“He had troubled her earlier as well, and after this incident, suspicion immediately fell on him,” Aman said.

Police are conducting further investigation, and efforts are underway to trace and apprehend the accused.

Pune, Aug 26: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized suspected narcotic drugs valued at approximately Rs 3.41 crore and arrested a woman passenger at Pune Railway Junction in an intelligence-led operation.

Acting on specific intelligence, officers of the DRI’s Pune Regional Unit, under the Mumbai Zonal Unit, intercepted an Indian woman passenger during the early hours of August 25. The passenger had travelled from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi and was passing through Pune.

Following surveillance based on the intelligence input, DRI officers identified and intercepted the passenger at the railway junction. A detailed search of her baggage led to the recovery of 2,532 grams (gross weight) of a white/yellow-coloured crystalline substance suspected to be amphetamine. Officers also recovered 878 grams (gross weight) of tablets in different colours, suspected to contain 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).

The total value of the seized substances has been estimated at approximately Rs 3.41 crore.

The suspected narcotic drugs were seized under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The passenger was subsequently arrested, and further investigation is underway to determine the source of the drugs, their intended destination and other possible links in the trafficking network.

The seizure highlights the DRI’s continued focus on intelligence-based enforcement against the illicit smuggling and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, said officials.

According to officials, the operation also reinforces efforts to curb the illegal supply of drugs and support the Government’s vision of a Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, aimed at protecting public health and combating drug abuse and trafficking across the country.

Further investigation is underway, and more details may emerge.