KANNUR: A student was found hanging in Kannur University's Mangadu campus. The deceased has been identified as Anand K Das (23), a resident of Thariyeri Kavummandam in Wayanad. He was a second year PG student. His classmates said that they had seen Anand in the hostel room in the morning. PV Raveendran, a security guard in the campus, found him hanging from a tree around 11 am.

Police reached the spot under the leadership of Kannapuram SI Samson after getting the information. The body was then shifted to Pariyaram Govt Medical College Mortuary. District Panchayat President PP Divya, CPM District Secretary MV Jayarajan and University Pro Vice Chancellor Gopinath Ravindran also reached the spot. He is the son of Kalidasan and Anganwadi teacher Vasantha, of HS Anchuveetil in Kavummandam. Siblings: Sarath and Ashwant.