19-year-old Kolkata student found hanging in AMU hostelA 19-year-old undergraduate student from Kolkata was found hanging in her hostel room at Aligarh Muslim University on Wednesday. Police began examining the scene, while further legal proceedings will follow after her parents reach the universityBy PTI Published Date - 12 August 2026, 06:11 PMAligarh (UP): A 19-year-old undergraduate student from Kolkata was found hanging in her hostel room at Aligarh Muslim University’s I G Hall in the early hours of Wednesday, a senior university official said. AMU Proctor Naved Khan told PTI that he received information about the incident shortly after midnight and rushed to the hostel after informing the police. According to her hostel mates, the student had returned from Kolkata on July 28 and had appeared “disturbed” since then, Khan said. The student’s friends found the hostel room locked from inside and broke open the door to find her hanging, he said.