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IIT Kharagpur student dies in fall from hostel
A second-year engineering student died at IIT Kharagpur on Thursday after falling from the fourth floor of a hostel building, NDTV reports. The incident occurred on the West Midnapore campus, and police…
The Story in Brief
A second-year engineering student died at IIT Kharagpur on Thursday after falling from the fourth floor of a hostel building, NDTV reports. The incident occurred on the West Midnapore campus, and police have launched an investigation. The student's body has been sent for post-mortem.
The Indian Opinion
Another bright young life lost on campus, and social media will soon fill with speculation about academic pressure or ragging. But IIT Kharagpur is a sprawling, old campus with ageing infrastructure, and falls from height are not unknown. Let the police inquiry and post-mortem report speak first. The real question is: was the railing or window in that hostel block even up to code?
Source: ndtv.com
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