Goa, Sept. 9 -- The father of late Kushagra Jain, a third-year student at BITS Pilani's Goa cam pus, has written to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant demanding a thorough and independent inquiry into his son's sudden and unex plained death in the campus hostel.

Vinod Kumar Jain, a 64-year-old retired government servant, said his 21-year-old son was last seen playing table tennis with friends until 10.30 pm on August 15 and was active on WhatsApp until 2.12 am on August 16. According to a doctor's observation, the death likely occurred around 3 am-barely an hour after his last online activity. "When I reached Goa with my friend around 6 pm, I found my son lying on his bed with dark blue lips and nails - a sign that cannot be ignored. I immedia...