Ghaziabad, July 28 - Sandeep Tyagi, a first year student in an engineering college, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence in Surajmal Enclave here after he failed in some subjects.

The case came to light Monday night, police said.

According to the police, Tyagi, 20, was found hanging at his residence after he failed to clear some of his subject papers at HR Institute of Technology in Ghaziabad.

'Following this, he committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan. We rushed him to MMG district hospital, where he was declared dead by the doctors,' Circle Officer (CO) Rajesh Bharti said. The body was later sent for post-mortem examination, he added.