HC PULLS UP IIT-KHARAGPUR OVER DEATH OF STUDENT

The Calcutta high court on Thursday reprimanded the director of the Indian Institute of Technology-kharagpur over the death of a third-year student in October amid allegations of ragging inside the institute’s hostel.

The 23-year-old student from Assam was found dead in his hostel room on October 14.

In November, a single judge bench of justice Rajasekhar Mantha ordered the institute’s director to file a report on the steps taken to crack down on these incidents. It had also directed the IIT director to name the students involved in ragging.

On November 23, the institute submitted a three-page report to the court in connection with the alleged ragging incidents in the hostel. Ranajeet Chatterjee, who is representing the parents of the student, said: “The court has ordered that the IIT director appear before it on December 20, the next date of hearing, after it was visibly unsatisfied with the report submitted by the director.” The Iit-registrar could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.