A sudden death shocks Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) on Wednesday.

Mysterious death of a student, whose body was found hanging from the ceiling, in IIT has spread a tensed situation in the institution.

The deceased has been identified as Nageshwari SC, a resident of Dhansiri Girls Hostel. However, the reason behind the incident is yet unknown.

Nageshwari was a first year Mechanical Engineering student of the B.Tech programme, who hailed from Karnataka.

The police and the Magistrate have reached the place of incident and investigations are underway.

More information waited.