Chennai, March 28: A 21-year-old engineering student committed suicide by hanging in a hostel room on the Anna University campus on Tuesday. Police suspect the boy had a failed love affair. S Manivannan, a native of Poppy Reddy Patti in Dharmapuri district was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his room, using a dhoti.
Fellow students informed hostel warden Sheik Mansur, who in turn called police. The Kotturpuram police recovered the body and sent it to the Government Royapettah Hospital for autopsy.
Manivannan used to pen poems and had published a collection titled 'Thai Paal Vaasam'. He used the pen name Apoorva Senthamizhan. Manivannan is survived by his father Selvam, mother Kanchana, sister Sharmila and brother Mathivanan.
Relatives said the family's hopes where on Manivannan after his father deserted the family.
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