MBBS student found dead in Pratapgarh medical college hostel lawn, probe underway

A 24-year-old MBBS student was found dead in the hostel lawn at Dr Sonelal Patel Medical College here on Sunday, police said. According to other students, Mithilesh Kumar had failed in his first year and subsequently secured admission again in the 2025-26 batch. Additional Superintendent of Police (East) Alok Kumar said the body of Kumar, a native of Ballia district, was found in the hostel lawn at around 8 am.

Kumar was a student of the 2024 batch and lived in room number 211 on the first floor of the hostel with two other students, Ajit and Deepak Sonkar, the officer said. Police and a forensic team reached the spot after receiving information and collected evidence. The body was sent for post-mortem examination, police said. Police are questioning students and investigating the circumstances surrounding the death, officials said.

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