<p>Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote to his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, seeking a thorough investigation into the death of a student from Assam at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.</p>.<p>Faizan Ahmed, a third-year mechanical engineering student at IIT-Kharagpur, was found dead in his hostel room on October 14. His parents, after observing his body, filed a case requesting the police in Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal for an investigation. They suspected foul play in their son’s death.</p>.<p>Ahmed hailed from Tinsukia district in eastern Assam.</p>.<p>“In view of 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,” said a statement issued by the Assam Chief Minister’s Office.</p>
<p>Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote to his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, seeking a thorough investigation into the death of a student from Assam at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.</p>.<p>Faizan Ahmed, a third-year mechanical engineering student at IIT-Kharagpur, was found dead in his hostel room on October 14. His parents, after observing his body, filed a case requesting the police in Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal for an investigation. They suspected foul play in their son’s death.</p>.<p>Ahmed hailed from Tinsukia district in eastern Assam.</p>.<p>“In view of 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,” said a statement issued by the Assam Chief Minister’s Office.</p>
