Engineering student ends life in hostel room

Assistant sub inspector A S More said the police reached the spot and sent the body for post-mortem. The police said Jyoti had used a piece of cloth to hang herself.

Jyoti is survived by her parents,a sister and a brother. Her father reached Pune in the afternoon.

Jyoti’s relatives who were waiting at Sassoon hospital premises while her post-mortem was being conducted said she had visited her sister Manisha Dukare’s residence in Pune,for Gudhi Padwa.

Prof K C Salunkhe of the Venutai Chavan Polytechnic College,said,“Jyoti was a brilliant student and one of the toppers of our college. She also used to regularly attend college and was good-natured. She was felicitated by the college for her academic feats. So,the college teaching staff also knew her well.”

College officials said the teaching and non-teaching staff of the college are cooperative and counsel students whenever they approach them with difficulties. The college also organises teacher,student and guardian meetings on a regular basis so that the students can discuss their problems.