Midnapore, July 29 -- A fresh tragedy has struck the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, with a 36-year-old assistant professor found hanging inside his campus quarters on Wednesday, triggering yet another investigation into an unnatural death at one of the country's premier engineering institutions.
Dr. Deepak Reddy Pullaguram, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, was found hanging inside his official residence, Quarter No. 2BR-14, on the IIT campus. A native of Hyderabad, he was living alone in the accommodation provided by the institute.
According to police, campus security personnel noticed something unusual at the residence around 12.30 pm and immediately alerted the authorities. Officers from the...