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PhD Student Found Dead in Ranchi Hostel Room; Investigation Underway
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News18•03-10-2026, 18:00
PhD Student Found Dead in Ranchi Hostel Room; Investigation Underway
- •Prathmesh Raipure, a 35-year-old PhD student at ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology (IIAB) in Ranchi, was found dead in his hostel room.
- •Raipure, a resident of Maharashtra, was pursuing his PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding.
- •His body was discovered on Friday evening after the hostel room door, which was bolted from inside, had to be broken open.
- •No suicide note was found, and police suspect medical complications as the prima facie cause of death, pending autopsy results.
- •The institute's director stated that Raipure had complained of weakness before going to his room.
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A 35-year-old PhD student named Prathmesh Raipure, who was from Maharashtra and studying Genetics and Plant Breeding at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, was found dead in his hostel room.
After the student failed to respond and the door was found bolted from inside, officials had to break the lock to enter the room, where they found him lying on the floor. The body was subsequently sent for a post-mortem examination.
Police stated that no suicide note was recovered from the scene. Prima facie, authorities believe he may have died due to medical complications after previously complaining of weakness, though the exact cause will be determined by the autopsy report.
