Lucknow: A 19-year-old student, Ankita Rastogi, was found dead in her hostel room in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow on Saturday night, police said. A student at Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Anika was found lying on the floor of her room and was rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state where doctors declared her dead, police said, according to NDTV.
In a statement, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital said that Anika died at around 10 pm due to cardiac arrest. A third-year BA LLB student, Ms Rastogi was the daughter of Sanjay Rastogi, a 1998 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Maharastra cadre. Sanjay Rastogi is currently Inspector General at the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
“It is with profound sadness that we announce the untimely demise of Ms. Anika Rastogi, a third-year BA LLB (Hons) student, who passed away last night around 10 pm due to cardiac arrest. The entire RML family is mourning her untimely demise. The university stands with the family of Anika Rastogi in this hour of grief. Our condolences and prayers are with her family,” Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital said in a statement.
According to police, the clothes on Anika’s body were intact and there were no visible injuries on her body. Cops said the hostel room was locked from inside and nothing suspicious was found inside. Further action will be taken based on the post-mortem report and the victim’s family members have not filed a police complaint yet, police were quoted as saying.
