Assam CM urges Mamata Banerjee to intervene for probe into Assam student's death in IIT Kharagpur
Faizan Ahmed was a third year mechanical engineering student in IIT Kharagpur and was found dead in his hostel room on October 14.
Press Trust of India | October 20, 2022 | 11:20 PM IST
GUWAHATI : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday wrote to his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee requesting her to intervene for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed. Sarma said that the untimely death of Ahmed has caused a deep sense of grief in Assam.
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Ahmed, who hails from Tinsukia, was a third year mechanical engineering student in the Institute and was found dead in his hostel room on October 14. His parents filed a case with the local police in Kharagpur requesting the superintending of police of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal and inspector-in-charge of Kharagpur (Town) police station for an investigation.
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