The third-year pupil's physique has been despatched for a autopsy to establish the reason for loss of life, the police stated. The precise circumstances resulting in her loss of life stay unclear, sources stated. A purported video, exhibiting college students taking her to the hospital, has additionally surfaced on social media. Nonetheless, the veracity of the video can't be verified by ET.
The third-year JU pupil was pursuing English Honours. The incident occurred throughout an occasion the place a efficiency by Gaur Das Baul and his group, close to Gate No 4, was happening, which was attended by the scholars and alumni.
The deceased pupil was additionally attending the occasion. “We heard at round 10pm concerning the incident when her physique was introduced out from the water. CPR was carried out and he or she was taken to the adjoining KPC Hospital & Medical School, the place she was declared introduced lifeless on arrival,” a post-graduate English pupil advised ET.”The precise reason for loss of life is but to be ascertained. Investigation is being performed,” a police official stated.
The incident additionally brings again the sordid reminiscences of August 2023, when a 17-year-old first-year Bengali Honours pupil died after falling from the balcony of Jadavpur College's foremost hostel, allegedly after ragging.