India, Jan. 21 -- Panic gripped Odisha's Sambalpur University after a 22 year-old student was found dead under suspicious circumstances on Tuesday, with police initiating an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The incident occurred at the Brahmaputra Hostel, where the student was found hanging from a ceiling fan with a gamcha tied around his neck.

The deceased has been identified as Suraj Kujur, a second-year student of the Department of Economics. He was a native of Kutra in Sundargarh district. Suraj had been staying alone in Room No. 52 of the Brahmaputra Hostel

While university examinations are currently underway, Suraj had reportedly not appeared for any examination on Monday raising concerns among his peers...