Mumbai: College student found murdered in hostel room

An 18-year-old college student was found murdered in her hostel room in south Mumbai while a security guard, who is a suspect in the case, was found dead on railway tracks, police said.

It is suspected that the woman was sexually assaulted, but it can be ascertained only after the autopsy report is available, an official said on Tuesday.

Police were alerted at around 5 pm on Tuesday after she became untraceable, with her fourth-floor hostel room in Churchgate area locked from outside.

The victim was the student of a government polytechnic college in suburban Bandra, the official said.

A police team that entered the hostel room found her dead with a dupatta (stole) wrapped around her neck.

A security guard of the hostel, who is a suspect in the case, was found dead on the railway tracks on Tuesday morning, the official said.

An FIR for murder was registered at the Marine Drive police station and further probe was on, he added.

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