Tension prevailed at a private college in Bachupally in Hyderabad on Monday after a female student of a private college allegedly committed suicide in the college hostel.

Angered by the movement of the body without informing them, the family members and relatives of the deceased vandalized the office furniture.

Police said the intermediate first year (class 11) student returned to the college hostel on Sunday after the Dussehra vacation.

The college management later informed the girl’s family living in Sangareddy district that she had lost consciousness. When the parents reached the hostel, they were informed that she had committed suicide and her body had been shifted to Gandhi Hospital.

The girl’s family members argued with the college management and tried to manhandle them. They wanted to know why the body had been moved before they arrived. They blamed the college management for his death.

The police tried to calm the protesters and told them that the police had moved the body for an autopsy.

The deceased has been identified as Anusha, a native of Nagireddypalli village near Zaheerabad in Sangareddy district.

A case was registered at Bachupally police station under Cyberabad police station. Police were investigating why the student took this extreme step.

A police official said the student hanged herself from the ceiling fan of her hostel room between 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Following the family’s complaint, a case was registered.

The girl’s family members raised doubts about the cause of death and demanded that the police consider it a case of death under suspicious circumstances.

A police officer said he would investigate the case from all angles.

He said that after the incident, they waited for two hours before shifting the body to Gandhi Hospital for post-mortem.

Regarding the family’s allegations against the college management that they failed to respond in time, the police officer said that if found out, negligent action would be taken against them.