A 19-year-old student was found dead in her hostel room in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Saturday night, police said. The victim, identified as Anika Rastogi, was a student at Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University. Anika was found lying on the floor of her room and was rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state where doctors declared her dead, police said.
In a statement, Ram Manohar Lohia hospital said that Anika died at around 10 pm due to cardiac arrest.
A third year BA LLB student, Ms Rastogi was the daughter of Sanjay Rastogi, a 1998 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Maharastra cadre. Sanjay Rastogi is currently serving as Inspector General at the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
"It is with profound sadness that we announce the untimely demise of Ms. Anika Rastogi, a third-year BA LLB (Hons) student, who passed away last night around 10 pm due to cardiac arrest. The entire RML family is mourning her untimely demise. The university stands with her family of Anika Rastogi in this hour of grief. Our condolences and prayers are with her family," Ram Manohar Lohia hospital said in a statement.
Police said that clothes on Anika's body were intact and there were no visible injuries on her body. Cops said the hostel room was locked from inside and nothing suspicious was found inside.
According to police, further action will be taken on the basis of the post-mortem report and the victim's family members have not filed a police complaint yet.
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