A-24-year-old student of a medical college in Mumbai was found hanging at her residence at Agripada, police said on Saturday.

The deceased, identified as Shreyasi Patkar, was a student of occupational therapy at Nair Medical College, an official said.

Patkar hanged herself on Thursday afternoon when nobody was at home, he said. The incident came to light when her family members returned home. She was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared her dead before admission, the official said. The police suspect illness and pressure of studies as the probable triggers.