Death of IIT student: Assam CM Himanta urges Mamata for detailed investigation

GUWAHATI, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today sent a letter to his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee requesting her intervention for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Faizan Ahmed, an IIT Kharagpur student from Tinsukia, Assam. It may be noted that Faizan Ahmed, from Assam's Tinsukia district who was an IIT Kharagpur third-year mechanical engineering student, was found dead in his hostel room on 14 October. His parents on observing his body filed a case with the local police in Kharagpur requesting the Superintending of Police, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal and the Inspector-in-charge of Kharagpur (Town) Police Station for an investigation.

Given this, Chief Minister Sarma sent a request letter to his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee for her intervention to carry out a thorough investigation to unearth the truth leading to the death of the bright student whose untimely death has caused a deep sense of grief across the state, a press release said.

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