A student of a private university was found dead at the washroom of a university’s hostel in Islamabad.

Identified as Mohammad Usman, the student was a resident of Sargodha and staying at a private university’s hostel located in the federal capital.

The locals rushed him to the PIMS hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.

According to police, Usman, who was CS first-year student, had gone to the washroom to take bath and die due to suffocation.

“The washroom was filled with carbon monoxide due to gas leakage from geyser installed inside a bathroom,” the police said.

Meanwhile, police have launched an investigation into the death of Islamabad student.