Second year law student Surabhi Panchpal from Haryana was found hanging in her room in the girls' hostel of National Law University, Odisha at around 8:00 pm on April 4.

The suicide note is currently with the police, who are investigating the matter.

In a release, the Student Council of NLU Odisha said that while the issue was being raised and discussed with Vice-Chancellor Prof Ved Kumari, she called the police on the students who had assembled peacefully. The release further stated,

"The students of NLUO are expressing their grief at this moment. We have suffered a lot thus far, and have many issues at hand. We beseech you to allow us to grieve and give us time to process such an untimely loss of a fellow student.

It is our sincere request that kindly wait for the Student Council to communicate any further developments while being sensitive to our situation in the university."

Students of the University are organizing a condolence meeting today at 8pm to grieve the loss of Surabhi.