Overview
- A 19‑year‑old second‑year mechanical student, Ankit Sharma, was found unconscious after a fall at the Nalanda building and was declared dead at the institute hospital.
- Authorities opened a developing investigation that includes CCTV review, telecom records and witness inquiries and have sent the body to Midnapore Medical College for post‑mortem.
- Reports conflict over whether the fall was from the third‑floor terrace or the fourth floor, and police have not reached a conclusion on whether the fall was accidental, self‑inflicted or involved foul play.
- Security staff discovered the injured student and rushed him to B.C. Roy Technology Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead, and his family has been informed.
- The death on Thursday follows other recent unexplained fatalities at IIT Kharagpur and is likely to increase scrutiny of campus safety, mental‑health support and institutional reporting practices.