New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) A 19-year-old fashion design student from Uttar Pradesh hanged himself to death from a ceiling fan here, Delhi Police said Sunday.

Nitin, a resident of Lucknow was found hanging around 5.40 p.m. Saturday at his rented accommodation in south Delhi's Naraina.

He was pursuing a fashion design course from a private institute in the capital.

His friends found his body hanging and informed the police.

He was rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police is yet to ascertain the reason behind his extreme step.