Udupi: A 21-year-old, third-year BTech student of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) was found dead in her hostel room on Wednesday. The deceased, Shreya Pargi, was staying in a room on the fourth floor of the women’s hostel at MIT in Herga village, Udupi taluk, along with another student, who is currently away on vacation.According to a complaint lodged by hostel warden Alapati Varalakshmi, Shreya marked her attendance through the biometric system at 9.39 pm on Tuesday and returned to her room. However, the next day, she did not respond to phone calls, and the room was found locked from inside. Caretaker Shalini Shetty attempted to open the door using a spare key but was unsuccessful. Campus security personnel were subsequently called, and the door latch was forced open. On entering the room, she was found dead. Manipal police have registered an unnatural death report under Section 194 of the BNSS.
