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IIT-Kharagpur acting director Amit Patra has held a meeting with a section of students and asked them to bring it to the notice of the institute authorities if any of the hostel inmates shows signs of depression, an official said on Tuesday. Bring it.
The meeting took place after Shaun Malik, a third-year electrical engineering student, was found hanging inside his hostel room at the institute on Monday morning.
An IIT-Kharagpur official said Patra met representatives of ‘Technology Students Gymkhana’ on Monday.
He said, students were asked to report any unusual behavior of their batchmates, symptoms of mental stress or facing any crisis situation to higher authorities and take them to a counselor if necessary.
The institute aims to reach out to every student through mail to make them feel that they are a part of the IIT-Kharagpur community, the official said.
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Asked whether forensic experts had on Monday visited the Azad Hall of Residence hostel building where Malik’s body was found by his parents, who had come to meet him on Sunday, he said, “We along with the police We are cooperating with the investigation into the death. Policemen have been visiting the spot for the last two days.
A senior police officer said the investigation is ongoing.
The institute had earlier said in a statement: “Upon learning of the incident, campus security and medical teams were immediately alerted… Police are conducting a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding Malik’s death. Along with institute officials Is fully cooperating.” ,
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