Coimbatore: Family members of a nursing student, who is said to have died after falling off from her hostel terrace in Madukarai, alleged foul play in her death.
Police said Priscilla from Ooty, 19, and studying third year B.Sc. Nursing at Royal college of nursing in Madukarai had fallen off from the second floor of the hostel in the college premises on Monday night.
The college management had informed the family members that she fell from the terrace of the hostel building while trying to dry clothes.
She was immediately rushed to Coimbatore medical college and hospital, where she was declared brought dead.
Family members and relatives descended upon the hospital, on Tuesday morning, where Priscilla’s body was kept for conducting a post mortem. Parents of the girl suspect foul play in the death of their daughter.
“We suspect it to be murder. A few days ago, she told me over phone that a group of students staying in the hostel were abusing her over some issue in the college,” said the girl’s father M.Yesudas, a daily wage labourer.
Her sister Blessy Monisha, who is pursuing first year nursing in the same college and also staying in the hostel, claimed that some third year students had assaulted her sister as she maintained a good relationship with juniors.
“The seniors kept ragging second year students and maintained a distance from them. However, when my sister was friendly with juniors, they turned hostile towards her and began to harass her too,” Monisha said. Further, Monisha also said that there is no chance of her sister falling off accidentally as claimed by the college as the terrace of the hostel building has a high rise parapet wall.
Meanwhile, the Madukarai police have registered a case and further investigations are on.
Ruling out any chances of murder, a cop attached to the Madukarai police station said that, “Investigations are underway to find out the exact reason for her death,” police said.
