A first-year student of Jadavpur University was found dead under ‘mysterious circumstances’ at the university hostel on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Family members of the student have alleged foul play, including ragging.
The student, Swarnodip Kundu allegedly fell from the balcony of the second floor of the main hostel building and was declared dead when he was taken to nearby hospital. The student had secured admission in university’s Bengali Department and hailed from Bagula in Nadia district.
Father of the 18-year-old student, Ramprasad Kundu said that his son got admitted to the university on August 3 and since then the student was staying at the hostel. The father said that Swarnodip had made frantic calls to his mother on Wednesday and said that he was not feeling well. An uncle of the deceased student, who also said that Swarnodip had called his mother a number of times, alleged ragging. Both the father and uncle ruled out death by suicide.
