IITKGP student’s death: HC orders exhumation, second autopsy

Faizan Ahmed, a third-year student of IIT Kharagpur, was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside his hostel room in October last year.  

Six months after Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed's death, the Calcutta High Court directed officials to exhume his body and conduct its second post-mortem examination. Faizan (23), a third-year student of IIT Kharagpur, was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside his hostel room in October last year. While the university called it a suicide, Faizan's family alleged it was a murder.  

The court gave the order after going through a preliminary report prepared by Ajay Gupta, a forensic medicine expert who had been engaged by the court on February 20 to carry out a forensic probe into the death. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha wrote in his order: “Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, this court is, therefore, of the view that a second post-mortem is necessary. Let the body of the victim, Faizan Ahmed, be exhumed. The investigating officer in the matter shall coordinate with the Assam Police and ensure that the body and/or remains are exhumed, brought to Kolkata by the state police and fresh post-mortem is conducted.” 

“The second post-mortem may be conducted by Dr Gupta in the presence of earlier post-mortem doctors…. The post-mortem may be conducted at the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital. The aforesaid exercise is vital and necessary for arriving at the truth behind the death of Faizan Ahmed.” 

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