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Student at Purdue University dies in the dorm; roommate is taken into custody

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Early on Wednesday, a student at Purdue University passed away in his dorm room, and his roommate is being detained in the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Jail.

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Varun Manish Chheda, 20, of Indianapolis, was discovered dead in his McCutcheon Hall dorm, according to county coroner Carrie Costello.

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Unidentified roommate of his was arrested shortly after midnight.

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On January 14, 2014, Andrew Boldt, a student at Purdue, died at the institution's Electrical Engineering building.

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Cody Cousin admitted guilt in relation to the incident, but later that year, while still incarcerated, he committed suicide.

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Officials claimed that while the matter was still being investigated, the suspect was the one who called the police.

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