Shagun Saini, a resident of Kaithal in Haryana, was found dead in her hostel room at Muzaffarnagar Medical College in Begrajpur, under the Mansurpur police station area, on Monday (October 19, 2026) evening. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
A 24-year-old fourth-year MBBS student died in her hostel room at a medical college in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday (October 20, 2026).
Shagun Saini, a resident of Kaithal in Haryana, was found dead in her hostel room at Muzaffarnagar Medical College in Begrajpur, under the Mansurpur police station area, on Monday (October 19, 2026) evening.
Superintendent of Police (City) Amrit Jain told reporters that the police rushed to the spot after receiving information about the incident. The body was sent for post-mortem examination, and an investigation is under way, he said. The student’s family has been informed.
No note was recovered from the spot, and the reason behind her death has not yet been ascertained, the police said.
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Published - October 20, 2026 11:54 am IST