London: A 23-year-old Indian postgraduate student was killed at her hostel in Handsworth, a suburb of Birmingham on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.

Jyotirmyee Nagasaibabu, a student of the University of Wolverhampton, was found dead in her hostel, they said.

According to official sources, Nagasaibabu was in the hostel along with four other Telugu speaking students shortly before her tragic death.

A man was also found at the scene with serious injuries when the police were called on Tuesday evening.

He is said to be in a stable condition in hospital.

The cause of the Nagasaibabu’s death or injuries to the man has not been revealed, but police have initiated house-to-house inquiries at the scene.

The West Midlands police said forensic tests were being carried out at the property and a post-mortem examination would be carried out on the body later.