A 19-year-old student allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the hostel building of a private university here, police on Monday said.

The incident took place at the hostel of Meerut's Subharti University around 11.45 pm on Sunday, ? Station House Officer (SHO) Prajant Tyagi told PTI.

The SHO said that a student named Shashi Ranjan Kumar committed suicide by jumping from the roof of the hostel building.?

Kumar, a resident of Bihar's Sitamarhi district, was admitted to the Subharti Hospital, where he died during treatment on Monday, added Tyagi.?

The SHO said that Kumar was a first year BCA student.?

Tyagi said that no suicide note was found from the student's room.?

Prima facie, the reason for the incident is a love affair, he added.?

The SHO further said that the family members of the deceased student have been informed, adding the body has been sent for post-mortem.

Earlier on Saturday, Shivam, a second year B.Tech student at the MIT College, Partapur Bypass, was found hanging from the fan of his room. He was also a resident of Bihar.

-With PTI Input