Assam CM writes to Mamata Banerjee for intervention for probe into Assam student's death in IIT Kharagpur

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday wrote to his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee requesting her to intervene for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed.

Himanta said that the untimely death of Ahmed has caused a deep sense of grief in Assam.

Ahmed, hailing from two hails from Tinsukia, was a third-year mechanical engineering student in the Institute and was found dead in his hostel room on October 14.

His parents filed a case with the local police in Kharagpur requesting the superintending of police of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal and inspector-in-charge of Kharagpur (Town) police station for an investigation.