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IIT Delhi forms probe panel after MSc student death, protests continue
IIT Delhi has set up an external inquiry committee to investigate the death of M.Sc Physics student Rishikesh Kumar, who died by suicide. The committee, headed by former Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar,…
IIT Delhi has set up an external inquiry committee to investigate the death of M.Sc Physics student Rishikesh Kumar, who died by suicide. The committee, headed by former Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar, includes AIIMS psychiatrist Professor Pratap Sharma and two student representatives, and must submit a report in two weeks. The institute will also reimburse medical expenses, provide financial aid from its benevolent fund, and plans to appoint an external ombudsperson and introduce a faculty-student mentoring system.
Students protesting on campus have rejected the committee as routine and ineffective. NDTV reports students are demanding the resignation of the Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Deans, and the Physics HOD, along with Rs 1 crore compensation for Kumar's family. Times Now reports protesters allege the counselling system often dismisses distress with advice like 'just go rest' and functions only as a formality.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Times Now frames the story around student rejection of the probe panel and detailed criticism of the counselling system, while NDTV foregrounds the institute's committee formation and compensation demands in separate pieces. Neither outlet questions the committee's composition or timeline, but the student perspective is carried fully only by Times Now. The gap between institutional process and student trust is the story's real tension, the ombudsperson appointment and mentoring proposal will test whether the administration's response goes beyond past cycles.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): timesnownews.com (neutral report), ndtv.com (neutral report), ndtv.com (2) (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
