Guwahati: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered the police to submit a report on their inquiry into the inexplicable death of an IIT Kharagpur student from Assam.
The police were instructed to file their report on the case at the subsequent hearing by a justice Rajasekhar Mantha bench.
Meanwhile, the court summoned the District Superintendent of Police and ordered the investigating officer to personally appear before the court at the upcoming hearing on November 10.
It also directed SP to investigate the matter on his own.
The father of the deceased submitted a petition asking for an investigation by a special investigative team (SIT).
On October 14, an undergraduate B.Tech student hailing from Assam was found dead under mysterious conditions inside hostel room in IIT Kharagpur college premises.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter and condoled the death of the student, “Deeply pained by the unfortunate death of Faizan Ahmed, a bright young student from Tinsukia studying at the prestigious IIT Kharagpur. My condolences to his family and friends. May his soul rest in peace.”