US EditionTwo sports trainees found dead in hostel in Kerala
Police launched a probe after two female sports trainees were found hanging in their dormitory, with no suicide note recovered and investigations ongoing into the cause.
- On Thursday , two girls who were sports trainees—an athletics trainee studying in Plus Two and a kabaddi player, Class 10 student—were found dead in a hostel room in Kollam, Kerala.
- Police say the cause is not yet known; no note was recovered and one girl spent the night on Wednesday | January 14, 2026 in the room where the overnight stay occurred, Kollam East police added.
- Around 5 a.m., hostel inmates noticed the trainees missed morning training, and when knocks went unanswered, hostel authorities broke open the door and found both girls dead in the room.
- Kollam East police have launched a probe and will record statements from other sportspersons in the hostel, their trainers and relatives; bodies will be released after post-mortem examinations.
- The article, published on January 15, 2026, notes people in distress can call the DISHA suicide prevention helpline—0471-2552056, 1056 for counselling.
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