IITKGP student’s death: Calcutta HC directs police to submit probe report

Justice Rajasekhar Mantha has asked the police to produce the case diary on the next date of the hearing.  

The Calcutta High Court has directed the police to submit a report on the investigation into the death of a third-year student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, whose semi-decomposed body was found in his hostel room on October 14, 2022. 

Justice Rajasekhar Mantha has asked the police to produce the case diary on the next date of the hearing. The court was hearing a petition moved by the father of Faizan Ahmed who hailed from Assam, seeking a special investigation team (SIT) probe into the death. 

Depute senior officer to oversee probe: Calcullat HC to police 

Directing the superintendent of police (SP) of Paschim Medinipur to submit a report on the investigation being done in the matter, the court also asked him to depute a senior officer to oversee the probe into the death of Ahmed. The court also ordered a viscera test of the preserved body samples of the deceased. 

Next hearing on November 10 

The investigating officer of the case has been directed to be present in the court during the next hearing on November 10. Faizan’s mother had also written a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan alleging that his son did not commit suicide, rather he was murdered.

A copy of the letter was also sent to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who had earlier requested his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee to carry out a thorough probe into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ahmed, who belongs to Tinsukia in Assam. 

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• IITKGP student’s father demands CID probe, alleges murder 
• IITKGP student’s mother writes to Education Minister, seeks justice for son 
• IITKGP alumni start signature campaign seeking justice for Faizan 
• Student’s death sparks outrage among students at IITKGP