Kolkata
Another student allegedly died by suicide at the IIT Kharagpur campus in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, the second such incident within a span of ten days. The body of the 22-year-old engineering student was recovered from the Madan Mohan Malviya Hall on Tuesday morning. Prima facie, it appeared to be a case of suicide, said officials. According to the police, the deceased student’s name is Soham Haldar, a resident of the Shalbagan area of Barasat in the North 24 Parganas district. He was pursuing MTech in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering at IIT Kharagpur, and lived in Madan Mohan Malviya Hall. The security guards were informed when the hall door had not opened since morning.
