Overview

• Ranaghat police registered an FIR under the unnatural death act following Roy’s family complaint alleging ragging and administrative neglect
• The four-member fact-finding panel includes IISER faculty and an AIIMS Kalyani representative and must submit its report within seven days
• Ayan Banerjee, dean of student affairs and anti-ragging committee chair, resigned after students highlighted conflicts of interest
• Students staged campus demonstrations demanding the dissolution of the existing anti-ragging committee and the formation of an independent investigation team
• The case has reignited scrutiny of ragging protocols and mental health support at India’s top research institutes, reflecting Supreme Court guidelines for FIRs in ragging cases