KOTTAYAM: A medical student, who was under home quarantine after returning from overseas, reportedly died by suicide on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as Krishna Priya (20), hailing from Paipad near Changanassery in Kottayam district.
According to sources, she was studying for MBBS in Russia and returned home on July 9.
She was found hanging in her room on Tuesday morning.
Authorities had collected her swab samples to test for coronavirus and the results are awaited.
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