In a shocking incident, IIT Kanpur Professor Sameer Khandekar collapsed on stage due to cardiac arrest while addressing his students and died. He was 55 years old. He was delivering a lecture during an alumni meeting, as per reports.
Sameer Khandekar was the dean of student affairs and the head of the mechanical engineering department. He was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead upon arrival, the authorities have said. Talking to PTI over the phone from Delhi, former IIT-Kanpur Director Abhay Karandikar expressed shock over the sudden demise of Sameer Khandekar whom he described as an outstanding teacher and researcher.
