<p>A week before convocation, a final-year MBBS student allegedly killed himself in his hostel over suspected social anxiety, according to police. </p>.<p>Naveen Kumar Kadkol (24) was found hanging in his first-floor room at the BMCRI hostel on Monday morning. The door was broken open. He shut the door from the inside and switched off his phone. </p>.<p>On Sunday night, one of Naveen’s two roommates returned from their hometown and knocked on the door but didn’t get a response. He called him but found the phone switched off. He thought he was sleeping, and went to another room to sleep. </p>.<p>On Monday morning, the roommate got worried when he found the door still shut and Naveen unreachable by phone. He alerted the hostel authorities. The door was eventually broken open. </p>.<p>VV Puram police soon arrived at the hostel and secured Naveen’s body. They found a death note in his shirt pocket. In the note, Naveen apologised to his mother and stated that he suffered from social anxiety. He said his friends shouldn’t be blamed. </p>.<p>Police seized the letter and Naveen’s mobile phone. They have opened a case of unnatural death after receiving a complaint from Naveen’s father, Mahadevappa Kadkol. </p>.<p>The last person in the family he spoke to was his elder brother. The siblings had a phone conversation around 9 pm on Sunday, according to police. Mahadevappa told the police that his son was reserved, and mostly kept to himself.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Diligent, hardworking student </p>.<p>The family hails from Dharwad. Naveen had worked hard to get into Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), the top-ranked medical school in Karnataka. He had been pursuing a one-year internship at Victoria Hospital as part of the MBBS course and was days away from graduation. The college convocation is scheduled for April 18.</p>
<p>A week before convocation, a final-year MBBS student allegedly killed himself in his hostel over suspected social anxiety, according to police. </p>.<p>Naveen Kumar Kadkol (24) was found hanging in his first-floor room at the BMCRI hostel on Monday morning. The door was broken open. He shut the door from the inside and switched off his phone. </p>.<p>On Sunday night, one of Naveen’s two roommates returned from their hometown and knocked on the door but didn’t get a response. He called him but found the phone switched off. He thought he was sleeping, and went to another room to sleep. </p>.<p>On Monday morning, the roommate got worried when he found the door still shut and Naveen unreachable by phone. He alerted the hostel authorities. The door was eventually broken open. </p>.<p>VV Puram police soon arrived at the hostel and secured Naveen’s body. They found a death note in his shirt pocket. In the note, Naveen apologised to his mother and stated that he suffered from social anxiety. He said his friends shouldn’t be blamed. </p>.<p>Police seized the letter and Naveen’s mobile phone. They have opened a case of unnatural death after receiving a complaint from Naveen’s father, Mahadevappa Kadkol. </p>.<p>The last person in the family he spoke to was his elder brother. The siblings had a phone conversation around 9 pm on Sunday, according to police. Mahadevappa told the police that his son was reserved, and mostly kept to himself.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Diligent, hardworking student </p>.<p>The family hails from Dharwad. Naveen had worked hard to get into Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), the top-ranked medical school in Karnataka. He had been pursuing a one-year internship at Victoria Hospital as part of the MBBS course and was days away from graduation. The college convocation is scheduled for April 18.</p>