Jadavpur University Death Case
'Students are weed addicts...': Letter found from diary of deceased fresher
While probing the Jadavpur University student death case, the Kolkata Police found a letter supposedly written by the deceased.
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While probing the Jadavpur University student death case, the Kolkata Police found a letter supposedly written by the deceased.
The two harassed the deceased, Swapnodeep Kundu, mentally at the behest of prime accused Sourav Chowdhury, a former student of Jadavpur University, police sources said.
As per the police, these suspects were present during the alleged ragging incident that led to Kundu's death, joining the prime suspect Sourav Chowdhury, who has been arrested.
According to police sources, before the fatal fall, Kundu had reportedly uttered the words "I am not gay" to his fellow students. The deceased's body was found in a naked state after he fell from the balcony.
A student at Jadavpur University in Kolkata died allegedly after falling from the second-floor balcony of his hostel. The student's family has alleged that their son was a victim of ragging.
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