A Manipuri student was found dead in his hostel room in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), police confirmed on Wednesday.

The deceased identified as J R Philemon, 31, who was pursuing his Ph.D in West Asian studies, was found dead by students and security guards on Tuesday evening when some students noticed a foul smell coming from his room.

‘Philemon was residing in Room No-171 of Brahmaputra Hostel and was not seen from last three days. Police was informed by security control room about his death,’ a senior police official told IANS on Wednesday.

‘The deceased had a history of alcoholism. There seems no foul play done, prima facie, and it seems like a natural death,’ another police official added.

The case is being investigating and postmortem report awaited, the officer added.