A second-year electrical and electronics engineering student died by suicide in his hostel room at the Jawaharlal Nehru-Gurajada Technological University in Vizianagaram on Friday. Police identified him as B. Venkata Udaya Teja, 20, a native of Visakhapatnam. Rural police officials visited the spot, took the body to the Government General Hospital for post-mortem, obtained a suicide note and registered a case of suspicious death.
According to the police, the student had been depressed for the past few days despite being advised by friends not to take any extreme steps, citing the suffering it would cause his family. Those in need can seek support on line 100.
Published – 02 Jan 2026 20:22 IST
