Gujarat NLU student dies after falling from 60 feet height in 'escape' bid: Police

BHOPAL: A student of National Law University (NLU) Gandhinagar, Gujarat, died after allegedly falling from the fourth floor of a hotel in Bhopal on Thursday night.

Police identified the victim as 19-year-old Tushar Mali, a resident of Pali district in Rajasthan. A first-year student at NLU-Gandhinagar, he had travelled to Bhopal along with 83 other students from his university to participate in a sports competition being held at National Law Institute University (NLIU).

The students were staying at a hotel near Chetak Bridge in the business hub of the city.

SHO Govindpura Awadhesh Singh Tomar said that Tushar was 'partying' with 7-8 friends in a hotel room on the fourth floor when someone knocked on the door. Fearing that it was the warden, Tushar tried to escape by climbing out of the window to an iron scaffolding behind the hotel, said Tomar.

He took around 20 steps and reached a part of the scaffold that was open. Unaware of this, he fell around 60 feet. His friends rushed him to AIIMS-Bhopal, 6km away, where he was declared dead on arrival.

Govindpura ACP Deepak Nayak said that the hotel had installed the metal framework for cleaning and maintenance, but a portion of it was open, leading to Tushar's fatal fall. Police are investigating why Tushar alone attempted to 'escape' through the window. They are speaking to the other students present in the room.

Govindpura police registered a case and handed over the body to the family after post-mortem examination.

SHO Tomar said that Tushar's father, Kishan Mali, is a farmer and also runs a shop in Pali, Rajasthan. His parents and sisters arrived in Bhopal on Friday and took the body back to Rajasthan for last rites.