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IIT-Kharagpur Probes Student’s Fatal Choking as Campus Strengthens Mental Health Support

Local police alongside an internal panel investigate Chandradeep Pawar’s medication-related choking death as autopsy findings remain pending.

The student was identified by the authorities as Chandradeep Pawar, a second-year student of electrical engineering. (Photo:collegedunia.com)
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Overview

  • Chandradeep Pawar, a second-year electrical engineering student from Madhya Pradesh, choked on a prescribed tablet in his hostel room on July 21 and was declared dead at BC Roy Technology Hospital after CPR efforts failed.
  • His body has been sent for autopsy and local police have registered an FIR to investigate the circumstances of his choking death.
  • IIT-Kharagpur has launched an internal inquiry into Pawar’s death, marking the second in-campus student fatality in four days following the mysterious passing of fourth-year student Ritam Mondal.
  • The institute has expanded 24/7 counselling services and will introduce SETU, an AI-driven mental wellness platform, on July 25 to bolster proactive student support.
  • Since January, the campus has witnessed four suicides and this choking incident amid intensifying calls for robust grievance mechanisms and well-being infrastructure at India’s premier engineering institutes.