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IIT Kharagpur Student Dies in Fall; Kolkata Nurse Found Dead
Ankit Sharma, 19, a second-year mechanical engineering student from Rajasthan, died after falling from the fourth floor of Nalanda Building on the IIT Kharagpur campus around 3 pm on Thursday. Security guards…
The Story in Brief
Ankit Sharma, 19, a second-year mechanical engineering student from Rajasthan, died after falling from the fourth floor of Nalanda Building on the IIT Kharagpur campus around 3 pm on Thursday. Security guards took him to hospital where he was declared dead. Police registered an unnatural death case.
In a separate incident, the body of nurse Rupali Burman was found in a bathroom at NRS Medical College Hospital in Kolkata. Preliminary investigation found a needle mark and three vials of fentanyl. The health department formed an inquiry committee. Seven unnatural deaths of students have been reported at IIT Kharagpur this year. Both cases are being investigated.
The Indian Opinion
Many will point to the series of deaths at IIT Kharagpur as proof of a mental health crisis or poor hostel safety, while the nurse's death may be blamed on hospital negligence. But jumping to conclusions ignores that each incident has separate circumstances and investigations are ongoing. The concrete test will be the post-mortem reports and police findings on the fentanyl source.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, newindianexpress.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
