GUWAHATI: An IIT student's New Year celebrations turned tragic as she was found dead in a hotel room here under mysterious circumstances. Aishwarya Pulluri, a native of Telangana, was found dead in a hotel in the bazaar area of the city. She was a 4th-year student of the Electronics and Communications Department at IIT Guwahati.

Aishwarya took a room in the hotel with three others on December 31. A friend who was with her testified that she found Aishwarya unconscious in the toilet the next morning. They were the ones who rushed Aishwarya to Guwahati Medical College, where her death was confirmed.

The hotel is located about 25 km from IIT. Aishwarya and her friends booked two rooms online. After going to a pub near the hotel for a drink, the group returned to their rooms around midnight. The police said that a detailed investigation is being conducted into the mysterious death and further action will be taken after the post-mortem report is released.