‘Why such stress? Why did my child suffer?’ asks father of IIT Kharagpur student who died by 'suicide'

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New Delhi: The father of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) student, who died allegedly by suicide in the room of his hostel Tuesday, has questioned why children go through so much stress in the premier institution...

Chandra told the media Thursday that his son a fourth-year student of electrical engineering at IIT Kharagpur was under tremendous pressure. I sent him to study..

Why did my child suffer in IIT, Chander said a day after the institute informed him that his 21-year-old sons body had been found hanging...

The statement further read: With a sense of utter shock, the students, staff and faculty members of IIT Kharagpur deeply mourn the sudden demise of K. Kiran Chandra, a fourth-year dual degree student in the Department of Electrical Engineering...

While IIT Kharagpur said Faizan died by suicide, the body was exhumed following a directive by the Calcutta High Court and a second post-mortem was done..

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