*Viscera preserved for analysis,dead body handed over to family
Team Goemkarponn
VERNA: Verna police have registered a case of unnatural death under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) following the death of 19-year-old student Rushi Nair, who was found dead in his hostel room at BITS Pilani Goa campus on Thursday morning.
According to sources, police have recorded the statements of Nair’s parents as part of the investigation. The body was referred for post-mortem examination at the South Goa District Hospital.
A police source informed that the autopsy has been completed, but the final opinion on the cause of death has been reserved. “The Police Surgeon has conducted autopsy over the dead body and the opinion for the cause of death has been reserved, pending reports of tissues preserved for histopathological examination, viscera for chemical analysis, and blood for microbiological culture. However, there are signs of aspiration pneumonitis and severe gastritis. No foul play has been detected as of now,” the source said.
The body was later handed over to the family members for final religious rites.
It may be recalled that Nair, a second-year MSc Physics student, was found dead in his hostel room on Thursday morning. The incident has drawn widespread concern as it marks the fifth student death reported on the BITS Pilani Goa campus within the past year.
