Decomposed Body Of IIT Kharagpur Student Recovered From Hostel Room

Kharagpur:

A semi-decomposed physique of an Indian Institute of Expertise (IIT) Kharagpur scholar was recovered from his hostel room on campus at this time. Police suspect the 23-year-old scholar, Faizan Ahmed, died by suicide.

The coed from Tinsukia in Assam had moved into the hostel just lately, in accordance IIT Kharagpur authorities.

Conveying his condolences, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted at this time: “Deeply pained by the unlucky demise of Faizan Ahmed, a brilliant younger scholar from Tinsukia learning on the prestigious IIT Kharagpur. My condolences to his household and mates. Might his soul relaxation in peace.”

Deeply pained by the unlucky demise of Faizan Ahmed, a brilliant younger scholar from Tinsukia learning on the prestigious IIT Kharagpur.

My condolences to his household and mates. Might his soul relaxation in peace. pic.twitter.com/xupfPtFIIx

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 14, 2022

Ahmed was a third-year scholar on the Mechanical Engineering Division in IIT Kharagpur. His household has been knowledgeable about his demise.

A number of incidents of deaths by suicide have shaken the campuses of India’s premier science and know-how institute in current months. Final month, two IIT college students had been discovered lifeless on two separate campuses.

On September 15, an undergraduate scholar was discovered lifeless at IIT Madras in Chennai in a suspected case of suicide. The coed, who was pursuing Aerospace Engineering, was within the fourth 12 months of the course. No suicide word was recovered.

On September 17, one other scholar at IIT Guwahati was discovered lifeless in his hostel room in yet one more suspected case of demise by suicide. In keeping with police sources, the scholar had been recognized as Surya Narayan Premkishore, from Kerala. He was learning on the Design College.

In September itself, two suicides had been reported in two days from IIT campuses in Hyderabad and Kanpur.

In July this 12 months, a 22-year-old engineer was discovered lifeless contained in the hockey stadium at IIT Madras. Preliminary investigations revealed he had died by suicide. He was working as a undertaking engineer at IIT Madras and had left a word, stating he was unable to deal with work, mentioned police.