Kolkata: Student dies after falling from hostel balcony

A first-year student of Jadavpur University in Kolkata died after allegedly falling from the second-floor balcony of the main hostel.

Kolkata: A first-year student of Jadavpur University in Kolkata died after allegedly falling from the second-floor balcony of the main hostel, police said on Thursday morning.

The 18-year-old boy was an undergraduate student of Bengali (honours). He allegedly fell from the A2 hostel building around 11.45 pm on Wednesday, they said.

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“He received multiple injuries and was undergoing treatment at the KPC Medical College. He succumbed to the injuries at 4.30 am,” a police officer said.

The boy was a resident of Bagula in Nadia district’s Hanskhali, he said.

Classes for the first year began a couple of days back, police said.