Bhubaneswar, Sep 16 () Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to order a high-level inquiry into the death of a Ranchi engineering student at a college in Bhubaneswar.
Abhishek Ravi, 19, was admitted to the college in Khandagiri on September 10. According to police, he reportedly died after falling from the roof of the hostel building on September 13.
"I request Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha Shri @MohanMOdisha ji to order a high level inquiry into the suspicious death of Abhishek Ravi from Ranchi at ITER College, Odisha and take strict action against the culprits. May Abhishek's soul rest in peace." And may the bereaved family have the strength to bear this difficult time of grief,” Soren posted on Instagram.
Police said a case of unnatural death was registered at Khandagiri police station after the incident.
Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh said, “The police take all such cases seriously and investigation is being conducted as per law.”
Inspector Avimanyu Das, in-charge of Khandagiri police station, said, the post-mortem report is awaited.
He said, "It is not a case of ragging as all were first-year students in the hostel. The roommates of the deceased student were also from Jharkhand. We are also investigating the allegations of the parents of the deceased student."
An ITER College official said that as soon as the student was found lying on the floor, the medical team on the campus shifted him to the hospital.
He said, "At that time the police was informed about the matter. The post-mortem of the body was done at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar. It seems to be a case of suicide."
Abhishek Ravi, 19, was admitted to the college in Khandagiri on September 10. According to police, he reportedly died after falling from the roof of the hostel building on September 13.
"I request Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha Shri @MohanMOdisha ji to order a high level inquiry into the suspicious death of Abhishek Ravi from Ranchi at ITER College, Odisha and take strict action against the culprits. May Abhishek's soul rest in peace." And may the bereaved family have the strength to bear this difficult time of grief,” Soren posted on Instagram.
Police said a case of unnatural death was registered at Khandagiri police station after the incident.
Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh said, “The police take all such cases seriously and investigation is being conducted as per law.”
Inspector Avimanyu Das, in-charge of Khandagiri police station, said, the post-mortem report is awaited.
He said, "It is not a case of ragging as all were first-year students in the hostel. The roommates of the deceased student were also from Jharkhand. We are also investigating the allegations of the parents of the deceased student."
An ITER College official said that as soon as the student was found lying on the floor, the medical team on the campus shifted him to the hospital.
He said, "At that time the police was informed about the matter. The post-mortem of the body was done at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar. It seems to be a case of suicide."