Bhubaneswar, July 13 -- A Class 11 student allegedly was found dead after he allegedly fell from 10th floor of a residential apartment in Bhubaneswar on Monday, police said.

The boy went to the apartment to meet his female classmate when she was alone at home around 10.30am. Police suspect that the boy may have accidentally fallen from a service duct while trying to hide from the mother of his classmate.

According to Bhubaneswar deputy commissioner of police Jagmohan Meena, the girl's mother returned home in the afternoon, triggering panic.

"The boy allegedly hid in the bathroom and is suspected to have later entered the service duct adjacent to it in an attempt to avoid being seen. During the investigation, police recovered the boy's ...