<p>Hamirpur: A first-year MTech student of the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, was found dead inside his hostel room on Monday, likely of drug overdose, police said.</p>.<p> A case of culpable homicide has been registered under section 304 of IPC in connection with the death, said Hamirpur Superintendent of Police Aakriti Sharma.</p>.<p> Police have arrested three NIT students and a fourth doing BEd for allegedly distributing 'chitta,' a form of heroin, on campus. The four have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Sharma said.</p>.<p> Police have reportedly questioned about a dozen students living in the hostel and recovered drugs in various quantities in raids. Such raids were conducted in girls' hostels too.</p>.<p> A forensic team from Mandi attributed the death of the student to consumption of some intoxicant.</p>.<p> The death comes amid the NIT annual festival, 'Hill Fair', which has been going on for the last three days.</p>.<p> According to police, several students were up till late Sunday night dancing to the DJ on the institute's campus.</p>.<p> Around 4 am, the deceased student got a call on his mobile. He was later found dead in his room, students said.</p>.<p> The official spokesman of the institute said the student was found dead when his friends went to wake him up for breakfast.</p>.<p> A health team which came with the police declared the student dead.</p>.<p> The father of the student has called into question the security arrangements on the NIT campus and demanded an answer on how drugs made their way inside.</p>.<p>The NIT director did not respond to the phone calls. </p>
<p>Hamirpur: A first-year MTech student of the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, was found dead inside his hostel room on Monday, likely of drug overdose, police said.</p>.<p> A case of culpable homicide has been registered under section 304 of IPC in connection with the death, said Hamirpur Superintendent of Police Aakriti Sharma.</p>.<p> Police have arrested three NIT students and a fourth doing BEd for allegedly distributing 'chitta,' a form of heroin, on campus. The four have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Sharma said.</p>.<p> Police have reportedly questioned about a dozen students living in the hostel and recovered drugs in various quantities in raids. Such raids were conducted in girls' hostels too.</p>.<p> A forensic team from Mandi attributed the death of the student to consumption of some intoxicant.</p>.<p> The death comes amid the NIT annual festival, 'Hill Fair', which has been going on for the last three days.</p>.<p> According to police, several students were up till late Sunday night dancing to the DJ on the institute's campus.</p>.<p> Around 4 am, the deceased student got a call on his mobile. He was later found dead in his room, students said.</p>.<p> The official spokesman of the institute said the student was found dead when his friends went to wake him up for breakfast.</p>.<p> A health team which came with the police declared the student dead.</p>.<p> The father of the student has called into question the security arrangements on the NIT campus and demanded an answer on how drugs made their way inside.</p>.<p>The NIT director did not respond to the phone calls. </p>