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1st yr student shows suicide on video call to girlfriend, dies
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|March 15, 2026
A 21-year-old BTech student committed suicide after hanging himself in his rented room under Ashoka Garden police station limits late Friday night.
Before taking the extreme step, the student reportedly made a video call to his girlfriend and showed the act live.
This story is from the March 15, 2026 edition of The Free Press Journal - Mumbai.
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