KOLKATA: A fourth-year electrical engineering student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, who had been missing from the hostel since Thursday, was found dead on the railway tracks near Hijli railway station in West Bengal on Saturday.
The head of 20-year-old Sana Sriraj, a native of Tekkali in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, was found severed from his body on the railway tracks near IIT’s main gate.
Though the institute authorities hinted at suicide as a result of depression, the deceased’s father Ramanna, has demanded a CBI probe alleging that his son was harassed by his classmates and forced to commit suicide.
Another third-year civil engineering student of the college hailing from Rajasthan had killed himself on the railway tracks in January 17.
Lokesh Meena was found mowed down by a locomotive engine on the railway tracks between Madpur and Jakpur stations, some 20 km from IIT Kharagpur. He is also suspected to have taken the extreme step due to depression.