Parents allege trouble – The parents of a trainee athlete found dead in the Sports Authority of India (SAI) hostel in Kollam have alleged that their daughter was unhappy and fed up with living at the sports facility. Sandra A, 18, from Kozhikode and Vaishnavi V, 15, from Thiruvananthapuram were found dead in their hostel room on January 15. Police said preliminary investigations pointed to personal issues behind the deaths.

Sandra’s mother Sindhu told reporters on Saturday that her daughter would often tell the family that she was fed up of living at the SAI facility. He said that Sandra had expressed her desire to return home after the Plus Two examination and do a physiotherapy course. She added, “Because of our situation, I asked him to stay put.

” Ms Sindhu said Sandra never told the family about her problems. Demanding a proper investigation into the incident, Ms Sindhu said Sandra had often described the hostel as a prison and she was desperate to return home.

Sandra’s father Ravi also said that his daughter had once expressed her reluctance to live in a hostel. SAI officials said in a statement that an investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile, Kollam East police, which registered a case of unnatural death, said a detailed investigation is being conducted into the incident.