Overview

• Anamika Mondal, 21, a third-year English honours student, was found unresponsive near the pond by Gate No. 4 during a Drama Club event and was declared dead at KPC Medical College and Hospital.
• Police cite preliminary post-mortem findings of death by drowning with no injuries, and traces of alcohol reported pending confirmation through a viscera test.
• An unnatural-death case is registered, forensic teams have collected evidence, and officers note a CCTV blind spot along the pond even as nearby cameras are being reviewed.
• Jadavpur University issued a circular banning alcohol and narcotics on campus, requiring JU ID for entry between 7 pm and 7 am, mandating vehicle parking stickers, and prohibiting trespassing and public walks.
• Professors and student groups demand a full, transparent probe and stronger security, as administrators acknowledge a shortage of guards and say wider CCTV installation awaits approvals and funding; permissions for the event’s timing are also under scrutiny.