College girl murdered in South Mumbai hostel

June 06, 2023 23:12

An 18-year-old college student was found murdered in her hostel room in south Mumbai's Churchgate area on Tuesday evening, the police said.

It was suspected that she had been sexually assaulted but it can be ascertained only after autopsy report is available, an official said.

The victim was a student of a government polytechnic in suburban Bandra, he said.

The police were alerted after she became untraceable in the afternoon with her fourth-floor hostel room locked from outside.

A police team which entered the room found her dead with a dupatta (stole) wrapped around her neck.

A security guard in the hostel, who was a suspect in the case, was found dead on the railway tracks in the morning, the official said.

An FIR for murder was registered at Marine Drive police station and further probe was on, he added.

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