Student discovered lifeless in hostel of BITS Pilani Goa campus; cops launch probe

A 20-year-old pupil of the BITS Pilani campus in Goa has been discovered lifeless in his hostel room, police stated on Sunday (August 17, 2025).

According to police, the report of the autopsy carried out on the district hospital in Margao has remained inconclusive, and the viscera had been despatched for toxicological checks to establish the precise reason behind his dying.

The pupil Kushagra Jain, was discovered mendacity unresponsive on his mattress in a sideward sleeping place within the hostel room at Vasco in South Goa district at round 11 a.m. on Saturday (August 16, 2025), a senior police official stated.

Police stated that they’ve taken into custody numerous supplies, together with cans of power drink, discovered within the deceased pupil’s hostel room.

A case of unnatural dying has been registered, and statements of scholars and the institute’s administration have been recorded.

The pupil, a local of Uttar Pradesh, was a third-year pupil of economics and pc science.

Quoting college students whose statements had been recorded, the police official stated the scholar performed desk tennis on the campus on Friday night time earlier than returning to his room.

The room was locked from inside, and when there was no response from him on Saturday morning, the authorities had been knowledgeable, the official stated.

In a media assertion issued right here, BITS Pilani stated they’re deeply saddened by the lack of one in every of its college students.

“Kushagra Jain (native of UP), 3rd year student of Economics and Computer Science, was found in an unresponsive state on his bed when his room was opened at around 11 a.m., and the medical team confirmed that he had passed away in his sleep,” the assertion stated.

The police had been knowledgeable and have initiated the required procedures to establish the reason for dying, and “we are fully cooperating”, the institute stated.

“The loss of a young life is an irreparable tragedy, and the entire campus community is deeply shocked and grieved. Our thoughts and prayers are with Kushagra’s family, his friends, and all members of our community who are affected by this sudden loss,” the assertion stated.