University of Hyderabad student dies by suicide

A 23-year-old University of Hyderabad student allegedly died by suicide, citing financial issues in a note, after being linked to a theft investigation on campus.

A 23-year-old student of the University of Hyderabad allegedly died by suicide inside the campus here, police said on Tuesday.

The student pursuing his first-year MA Economics jumped into a pond in the campus on Monday and the body was recovered on Tuesday, they said.

According to police, the student was a native of West Bengal and was staying in the hostel.

A police official said recently two laptops belonging to other students were allegedly stolen and he was linked to it but the deceased student had denied it.

In a suicide note purportedly written by him, the deceased mentioned that he was not involved in the ''theft'' of the laptops. He further said he was facing some financial issues.

A case was registered at Gachibowli police station.