A 21-year-old nursing student allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her hostel room here, police said on Monday.?

The dead has been identified as Arzoo, a student of BSc nursing and a resident of Delhi.

The incident took place on Sunday night. She hung herself from a fan in her hostel room. ?

In the preliminary investigation, it has been found that she was under stress, Circle Officer Devesh Kumar Singh told PTI. The local police station in-charge Bacchu Singh said a suicide note has been found.

Police have started an investigation and her mobile phone has been taken into custody. ?

In the suicide note, the student mentioned getting low marks in her studies, he said. The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, he added.

(Inputs from PTI)