Gurgaon: A third-year BTech student of BML Munjal University in the city was found dead in her hostel room on the campus in the early hours of Tuesday. Police said prima facie it appears to be suicide, but the student’s family has alleged foul play. An autopsy was carried out and the report is pending. Bhumika Gupta, who belongs to Rajasthan’s Alwar, had retired early to her room after attending a birthday party being celebrated in the hostel on Monday night. Her roommate returned around 1.30am, and repeatedly knocked on the door, which was locked from inside, police said. After Bhumika didn’t open the door for a while, the roommate alerted the hostel’s warden, who called security guards and a carpenter. The carpenter broke open the door, and the 19-year-old’s body was found. There was no note, cops said.The warden said she called Bhumika’s mother and the college management alerted police. Bhumika’s mother, Beena Gupta, who works with the Rajasthan govt’s women and child development department, told TOI she spoke to her daughter last on Sunday. “There was no reason for her to die by suicide. She was a good student and was living a happy life. Something is amiss,” she said. A university spokesperson said on Tuesday, “The matter is under investigation and we are fully cooperating with the local authorities.”
