Jagatsinghpur: A student of the SVM Autonomous College was found dead in a private mess near Nabakrushna Choudhury Stadium in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district today.

The deceased has been identified as Om Prakash Acharya from Ugalapur under Jagatsinghpur police limits. He was a third-year History Honours student at SVM Autonomous College.

According to police, Om Prakash had visited a friend staying at the mess on Monday and spent the night alone in one of the rooms. On Tuesday morning, a friend discovered him hanging from the ceiling.

Police recovered the body and conducted a preliminary investigation, which points to suicide. An unnatural death case has been registered, and the body has been sent for a post-mortem. Further investigation is underway.

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