ROHTAK, July 13 -- A 16-year-old Class 10 student was found dead under mysterious circumstances, with his body hanging in the hostel of a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Devrala village of Bhiwani district on Sunday.

According to the police, the school administration reported that the incident came to light around 1.30 am, when the hostel watchman informed the school authorities that a student had been found hanging inside the hostel.

The student was rushed to the community health centre at Kairu and later referred to the civil hospital in Bhiwani, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

School vice-principal said 24 students were sleeping in the hostel hall at the time of the incident. Preliminary information gathered from students ...