Gumla: A 15-year-old student of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Bharno was found dead in her hostel room on Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Priyanka Kumari, died by suicide, police suspected.Priyanka, a Class 10 student, was a resident of Pudhipath Tetartoli village under Bishunpur police station limits of the district.Gumla sub-divisional police officer Suresh Prasad Yadav, who visited the school along with Bharno police station officer-in charge Sandeep Kumar Singh and officials of the district education department, said, “Prima facie, it appears to be a case of suicide. However, investigation is being carried out from all angles.”Priyanka skipped the morning PT session citing stomach pain. While her roommates were away, she allegedly hanged herself from the ceiling fan using a dupatta. Her roommates returned from the PT session and found the door locked from the inside. “They noticed her feet through the door. The door was broken and the police were informed,” Singh said, adding that the body was sent for postmortem examination.Priyanka’s roommates informed the police that she was unusually quiet and kept to herself after returning from her home on June 14 following the summer break. Her family members however alleged negligence on the part of the school warden and demanded a probe into the incident.
