A murder case has been registered on a six-month-old accidental death case, in which a 28-year-old Engineering student was found dead in his rented apartment in Pune, said the Deccan Gymkhana police.

The student, identified as Saurabh Satish Gondane, was from Madhya Pradesh and was staying in a flat in Pune Erandwane area. He came to the city to join engineering coaching classes in January this year and had been living with five other roommates before he was murdered on March 3.