2 weeks ago
IIT Kharagpur student's family alleges murder after fatal fall
A student named Ankit Sharma was studying machines and engineering at a big college called IIT Kharagpur.
On Thursday afternoon, he fell from the third floor of a building called Nalanda and sadly passed away.
Ankit's family believes that someone hurt him on purpose, and they think he was pushed.
They told the police, and now the police are investigating what really happened.
The police have already looked at the security cameras of the building.
Ankit came from the state of Rajasthan.
Sadly, he is the ninth student to die at this college in the last fifteen months.
A few years ago, another student's family also said he was hurt by older students, and that case is still in court.
The college says that Ankit did not seem stressed or unhappy, but his family is not sure.
Doctors are doing an examination to find out how he died, and everyone is waiting for the results.
Second-year mechanical engineering student Ankit Sharma died after falling from the third floor of the Nalanda complex at IIT Kharagpur on Thursday afternoon.
The family has alleged he was murdered and lodged a complaint; West Midnapore SP Papia Sultana said police are investigating and have examined CCTV footage.
Ankit, who was from Rajasthan, is the ninth student to die on the IIT Kharagpur campus in the past 15 months.
Family members said the third-floor railing was about four feet high and suspected Ankit was pushed from behind, suggesting an accidental fall was impossible.
IIT Kharagpur director Suman Chakraborty said the student had no mental health issues or academic pressure, while the post-mortem report is awaited.
- Who
- Ankit Sharma, a second-year mechanical engineering student at IIT Kharagpur from Rajasthan, whose family has alleged he was murdered.
- What
- Ankit died after falling from the third floor of the Nalanda complex; his family alleges he was pushed and murdered.
- Where
- The Nalanda complex on the IIT Kharagpur campus in West Midnapore, West Bengal.
- When
- Thursday afternoon; the family's murder complaint was lodged and confirmed by police on Friday evening.
- Why
- His family suspects he was pushed from behind, arguing the roughly four-foot railing made an accidental fall impossible; police are investigating.
Family's View
IIT Administration's View
Cause of death
Family's View
Family alleges Ankit was murdered and pushed from behind, arguing the four-foot railing made an accidental fall impossible.
IIT Administration's View
IIT Kharagpur director Suman Chakraborty said Ankit had no mental health issues or academic pressure and deferred to the police investigation without speculating.
Key facts
- Deceased student
- Ankit Sharma, second-year mechanical engineering
- Institution
- IIT Kharagpur
- Incident location
- Nalanda complex, third floor
- Family's allegation
- Murder; suspected pushed from behind
- Campus deaths in past 15 months
- 9 students, including Ankit
- Post-mortem
- Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, report awaited
- Investigating officer
- West Midnapore SP Papia Sultana
- Prior similar case
- Faizan Ahmed, who died in October 2022; murder allegation case pending
Quotes
Suman Chakraborty
Director of IIT Kharagpur
“We are not in a position to speculate. If the family members have alleged murder, let the police investigate. As for us, we can say that the student was not encountering any mental health issue. Nor was he under any academic pressure.”
telegraphindia.com
“Family members have alleged that the deceased student, Ankit Sharma, was murdered. They have lodged a complaint. We are investigating it.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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