But the family of the victim have alleged that Satyendra was 'murdered'.

'My son was tortured by the seniors in the institute. My son used to complain about ragging. He was stripped and tortured at midnight by senior students. My son used to call us and inform us about the ragging and torture faced by him,' said Vindu Devi, mother of Satyendra.

A relative of the victim said: 'Satyendra was murdered and the murder has been covered up as a suicide case. The institute management admits that he was alive when he was brought down from the ceiling fan. He was declared brought dead by the doctors at Tata Main Hospital.'

Police officials, quoting students and institute authorities, say that prima facie it appeared to be a case of suicide.