WB CID team reaches Dibrugarh to probe IIT-Kharagpur student death, cops to exhume body for second autopsy

Faizan Ahmed was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his hostel room on October 14, 2022. The IIT Kharagpur authorities had termed the death as suicide but his family claimed that he was murdered.

Dibrugarh:The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team, which is probing into the death of IIT Kharagpur student hailing from Assam, on Sunday reached Dibrugarh to exhume the body and send it for post-mortem for the second time following the Calcutta High Court order.

Third-year mechanical engineering student of IIT Kharagpur, Faizan Ahmed, from Assam's Tinsukia was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his hostel room on October 14, 2022. The IIT Kharagpur authorities had termed the death as suicide but his family claimed that he was murdered. As per the initial police report, it was a case of suicide.

On April 25, the Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal Police to re-investigate the matter following his father's appeal for a CBI-level inquiry. The court had said that a second post mortem was required for ascertaining the truth. A high court-appointed expert committee had submitted a report wherein it was mentioned that Faizan was hit at the back of his head. This crucial information was missing in the preliminary report that was submitted by the police.

The court thus directed the West Bengal police to re-investigate and conduct a second post-mortem within 10 days. The court had also stated that the second autopsy was necessary for ascertaining the truth. It said that the body was buried as per Muslim rites in Assam and ordered to exhume it.

Faizal's body was buried in Dibrugarh's South Amolapatty graveyard on October 16, 2022. The court has ordered the special CID team to exhume his body and bring it to Kolkata for conducting a fresh post-mortem.