“The students informed the university staff who alerted us. We broke open the door in the presence of the students and staff and found Philemon’s decomposed body in the room,” Mr. Singh said.
While no suicide note has been found, the DCP said the most likely cause of death was overdose of alcohol.
“The deceased was a heavy drinker. That appears to have caused his death. Since his hostel room was found locked from inside, there does not seem to be any foul play,” said Mr. Singh. No external injury marks were found on the victim’s body.
Given the extent of decomposition of the body, Philemon had been dead for at least two days, the police said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem and the exact cause of death would be known only after the autopsy report is received, the police said.
The police have recorded the statements of people known to the deceased as well as those who were present at the time of breaking open of the hostel door.
No case in this connection had been registered till late on Tuesday night.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:indianexpress.com)
