The youngster from Manipur was part of a group of students who came to the city on an education tour.
A
third year BSc student of the Central Agricultural University in
Manipur, the deceased, Lallungh Nena Chaku Chhuak (23), hailed from
Imphal.
According to Rajendranagar police sub-inspector Ramesh, Chaku along with 40 other students was on an all-India education tour.
They
came to the city on July 19 for a four-day tour and had been staying in
the guest house of the university. They were supposed to leave for
Coimbatore on Saturday.
Police said the
students visited various agriculturalrelated institutes, including the
Directorate of Rice Research (DRR), NAARM and ICRISAT on Thursday and
returned to the university late in the night.
“Four
students, including Chaku went to the second floor of the Farmer’s
Hostel to have a party late in the night. Chaku sat on the railing and
was chatting with his friends when he lost his balance and fell down to
the ground,” police said.
The Farmer’s Hostel is used to accommodate farmers visiting the campus on study tours.