Decomposed body of med student found inside Bengaluru house; foul smell alerts family
A 20-year-old paramedical student was found dead by suicide in his Bengaluru home after his family noticed a foul smell. Police have ruled out foul play and are investigating the circumstances, including potential links to online gaming.
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BENGALURU: A 20-year-old paramedical student was found dead in a decomposed state inside his house in Madanayakanahalli on Friday. The incident came to light after family members noticed a foul smell emanating from the house and found him hanging in his room.The deceased has been identified as Udhay Gowda, a resident of Marappanapalya. Based on the preliminary investigation, police said that Udhay's body was found by his parents on Friday evening in his room on the first floor of their house.Udhay was a paramedical student at a private college and was working as a part-time employee at a commercial establishment. His parents stayed on the ground floor of the house, while Udhay stayed on the first floor.Police suspect that Udhay allegedly died by suicide by hanging on Wednesday, but the family noticed it only on Friday. His mother went to the first floor and noticed a foul smell.
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