GUWAHATI: A team of Police officials from West Bengal, accompanied by representatives from IIT Kharagpur, arrived in Assam's Dibrugarh district on Tuesday to collect the mortal remains of Faizan Ahmed, an IIT Kharagpur student whose death raised significant concerns.
However, tension arose when the family members of the deceased objected to the presence of the IIT Kharagpur representatives at the graveyard, resulting in their departure from the site.
As per media reports, allegations of potential interference in the investigation have been made against the institute.
The mortal remains of Faizan Ahmed have been transported to Kolkata today, with the family members and the West Bengal Police team arriving at Mohanbari Airport in Dibrugarh at 7 AM.
The body was accompanied by both Faizan's parents and one West Bengal Police officer on an airplane.
Faizan was a student at IIT Kharagpur and a resident of Tinsukia. He was found dead under mysterious circumstances within the college’s hostel premises on October 20, 2022.
The body was exhumed from a burial ground in Dibrugarh on Tuesday morning.
The investigating team, consisting of Inspector Biswaranjan Banerjee, Manoj Kumar Singh, Prasanta Burman, and Purushuttam Pandey from Kharagpur, arrived in Dibrugarh on Monday.
After Faizan’s body was found in his hostel room, the IIT administration initially stated that the student had died by suicide.
However, Faizan’s family consistently claimed that he was a victim of foul play and demanded a thorough investigation.
Acting upon their allegations, Faizan’s parents filed a writ petition in the Calcutta High Court, seeking justice for their son and demanding a thorough investigation into his death.
Following an order issued by the Calcutta High Court, the team of West Bengal Police conducted the exhumation of Faizan’s body.
The court deemed it necessary to perform a second post-mortem at the Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta to determine whether Faizan's death was a result of suicide or not.
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