College student 'commits suicide' in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Jan 15 (UNB): A college student reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence at Rajpara in the city on Monday.

The deceased was identified as Ishtiaque Omi, 20, a Class XII student of Rajshahi Cantonment Board School and College and son of Masud Ahmed, hailing from Srirampur area in Nachole upazila of Chapainawabganj district.

There had been an altercation between Omi and his father at noon over some family affairs, said Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Rajpara Police Station.

Later, Omi went to his room.

As there was no response from the room till 5 pm, his family members broke the door and found the body hanging from the room.

On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.