Kolkata:
A scholar of IIT-Kharagpur was discovered lifeless inside his hostel room, an institute official mentioned on Monday.
Shaon Malik, a third-year scholar of Electrical Engineering, was discovered hanging contained in the room by his mother and father who had come to fulfill him on Sunday.
His mother and father and institute personnel needed to forcibly open the door of the hostel room after he didn’t reply to repeated calls, the official mentioned.
Malik had spoken to his mother and father over cellphone the earlier evening and “issues appeared completely regular”, in keeping with the official.
The institute will conduct an inside probe into the loss of life and take steps to stop such incidents in future, he mentioned.
A senior police officer mentioned the autopsy has been accomplished and the method was videographed.
Investigation is underway, he mentioned.
IIT-Kharagpur, in a press release, mentioned: “With a way of utter shock, the scholars, employees and college members deeply mourn the sudden lack of Shaon Malik, a third-year scholar from the Division of Electrical Engineering. He was discovered lifeless in Azad Corridor of Residence premises on the morning of January 12.” The Azad Corridor of Residence is among the hostels within the institute.
“Upon discovery of the incident, the campus safety and medical groups have been instantly alerted… The police are conducting a radical investigation into the circumstances surrounding Malik’s loss of life. The institute is absolutely cooperating with the authorities,” it mentioned.
Describing Malik as an academically gifted scholar, the institute mentioned “he was identified for his intelligence, dedication and promising future within the subject of Electrical Engineering”.
“The institute is devastated by this tragic occasion. Our foremost precedence at this second is to increase our heartfelt condolences and help to Malik’s household and pals. We’re offering all mandatory help to assist them by this extremely troublesome time,” the assertion mentioned.
IIT-Kharagpur mentioned it’s dedicated to the well-being and psychological well being of its college students.
“We now have a variety of help providers obtainable, together with counseling and psychological well being assets, and we urge college students to utilise these providers every time wanted,” it mentioned.
Just a few days in the past, the physique of an IIT-Kharagpur junior lab technician-cum-assistant was recovered from one of many quarters on the campus.
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