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Kolkata, October 29 (IANS) An engineering student of Jadavpur University (JU) allegedly committed suicide by jumping from a moving train. Police gave this information on Wednesday.
The incident occurred near Kansai Halt station in Medinipur in West Midnapore district on Tuesday night when he was returning home to Bankura from Kolkata with his mother.
The body has already been recovered by the Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel.
According to police sources, the deceased was identified as Soham Patra, a third-year Printing Technology student at Jadavpur University.
The deceased has been identified as Soham Patra, who was a resident of Bankura police station area.
Police said Soham along with his mother boarded the Howrah-Adra Rani Shiromani passenger train on Tuesday night.
According to Kharagpur GRP sources, Soham jumped into the river from the bridge between Kansai Halt and Medinipur station.
Even after searching the river and station area, the passenger was not found.
On Wednesday the body was found floating in the river. The police was immediately informed.
Kharagpur police station officials recovered the body and sent it for post-mortem.
Police suspect that the student may have committed suicide due to depression.
After the body was recovered, Soham’s father Deepak Kumar Patra said, “I can’t say anything right now. The police will tell what happened. We don’t suspect anyone.”
However, Soham’s mother said, “My son was studying in the third year. There is no question of ragging. Everyone loved my son. It seems he committed suicide. But we don’t know what compelled him to take his life.”
A senior Kharagpur police official said a case of unnatural death has been registered.
The police officer said, “Prima facie, it appears to be a case of suicide. However, the autopsy report will reveal whether any foul play was involved. The case is under investigation.”
–IANS
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