Archive · 10 Dec 2025
IIT Scholar Dies in Train Accident
A young man named Shravan Kumar, who was studying for his PhD at IIT Kharagpur, sadly died in a train accident.
He was found near the railway tracks with serious injuries.
His family thinks he might not have heard the train coming because he was wearing earphones.
Shravan was planning to go to the US after completing his studies.
The police are investigating the accident, and the school has set up a committee to look into what happened.
This is the sixth such accident at IIT Kharagpur this year.
IIT Kharagpur research scholar Bhattaram Shravan Kumar, 26, died in a train accident near railway tracks.
Post-mortem revealed crash injuries, a deep head injury, and a fractured skull.
Family suggests he may not have heard the approaching train due to wearing earphones.
Shravan was planning to go to the US after completing his PhD.
This is the sixth fatality at IIT Kharagpur this year.
- Who
- Bhattaram Shravan Kumar, a 26-year-old IIT Kharagpur research scholar
- What
- Died in a train accident near railway tracks
- When
- Early Sunday
- Where
- Kharagpur, near unmanned level crossing close to IIT’s Puri gate
- Why
- Possibly did not hear the approaching train due to wearing earphones
- Name
- Bhattaram Shravan Kumar
- Age
- 26
- Institution
- IIT Kharagpur
- Location of Incident
- Kharagpur, near railway tracks
- Time of Incident
- Early Sunday
- Injuries Found
- Crash injuries on right side, deep injury on right side of head, fractured skull
- Possible Cause
- May not have heard approaching train due to earphones
- Number of Fatalities at IIT Kharagpur This Year
- 6