The assistant professor at Department of History of Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University, Dr Raymond Kerketta died on Wednesday during the course of treatment for Covid at a private hospital in Shillong.

Karketta, 40, a native of Khunti in Jharkhand, was undergoing treatment for more than a week in Shillong where his wife is posted as a teacher. He has two daughters aged five and two.

Karketta, who used to live at JC Mallick road in Dhanbad was a 2008 batch assistant professor and a member of the departmental research council of history department OF BBMKU.

“We are stunned at the death of Raymod Karketta,” said Anjani Kumar Srivastava, Vice Chancellor of BBMKU. “Covid has snatched one of the most talented teachers from us,” she added.

“The entire university family is in deep shock over this death,” she said adding that the void created in the education sector with Karketta’s demise is unlikely to be filled in the near future.

Assistant professor of Department of English, Indrajit Kumar said, “It is unbelievable and deeply shocking and we are feeling saddened over his demise.”

“May his soul rest in eternal peace and almighty grant courage to the members of his family to bear this irreparable loss,” said Kumar.

The assistant professor at Department of History of Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University, Dr Raymond Kerketta died on Wednesday during the course of treatment for Covid at a private hospital in Shillong.

Karketta, 40, a native of Khunti in Jharkhand, was undergoing treatment for more than a week in Shillong where his wife is posted as a teacher. He has two daughters aged five and two.

Karketta, who used to live at JC Mallick road in Dhanbad was a 2008 batch assistant professor and a member of the departmental research council of history department OF BBMKU.

“We are stunned at the death of Raymod Karketta,” said Anjani Kumar Srivastava, Vice Chancellor of BBMKU. “Covid has snatched one of the most talented teachers from us,” she added.

“The entire university family is in deep shock over this death,” she said adding that the void created in the education sector with Karketta’s demise is unlikely to be filled in the near future.

Assistant professor of Department of English, Indrajit Kumar said, “It is unbelievable and deeply shocking and we are feeling saddened over his demise.”

“May his soul rest in eternal peace and almighty grant courage to the members of his family to bear this irreparable loss,” said Kumar.