Archive · 29 Jul 2026
IIT Kharagpur Professor Found Hanging, Police Probe
A 36‑year‑old assistant professor named Deepak Reddy Pullaguram was found hanging in his apartment at IIT Kharagpur on a Wednesday.
Police arrived at about 12:30 pm, took his body to the campus hospital, and declared it an unnatural death.
They are looking into whether it was suicide or something else, like work or family problems.
No official statement has come from the institute yet.
The case follows several student suicides at the same campus, raising worries about mental‑health support for students and staff.
Assistant Professor Deepak Reddy Pullaguram (36) was found hanging in his IIT Kharagpur staff quarters on Wednesday.
Police recovered the body at 12:30 pm and declared an unnatural death; an autopsy is pending.
Investigators are probing whether the death was suicide or involved other factors, including personal or work‑related issues.
No official statement has yet been released by IIT Kharagpur; the deceased’s family from Hyderabad has been notified.
The incident follows a series of student suicides at the institute, raising concerns about campus mental‑health support.
- Who
- Deepak Reddy Pullaguram, assistant professor at IIT Kharagpur
- What
- Found hanging in his staff quarters, death under investigation
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- IIT Kharagpur staff quarters, West Midnapore district, West Bengal, India
- Why
- Police are probing whether the death was suicide or involved other factors
- Name
- Deepak Reddy Pullaguram
- Age
- 36
- Position
- Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
- Cause of death
- Hanging (unnatural death, investigation ongoing)
- Location
- IIT Kharagpur staff quarters, West Midnapore district, West Bengal, India
- Status of investigation
- Police investigating possible suicide, autopsy pending
Sources
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