The body of the 57-year-old pro-vice chancellor and renowned academician was found hanging from the ceiling, with a karate belt tied around his neck, in his Ranikuthi residence in the afternoon.
Jadavpur University Pro VC found dead at home, investigation underway
Jadavpur University Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Samantak Das was found dead in his home, police said. The body of the 57-year-old pro-vice chancellor and renowned academician was found hanging from the ceiling, with a karate belt tied around his neck, in his Ranikuthi residence in the afternoon.
He had not gone to the varsity in the morning and when the driver had come to pick him up, his family members knocked on his closed room and when he did not respond, broke it open to find his body hanging from the ceiling, as per an NDTV report. His tenure was scheduled to end in September.
He was rushed to the nearby state-run hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. "The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and further investigation is underway," an officer of Regent Park Police Station said. A few years back, his wife also died by suicide.
Das was a popular teacher in Comparative Literature Department and headed it from 2007-09. He had joined the department in 2005, and had also helmed the School of Cultural Texts and Records.
"The Jadavpur University family today lost one of its most important functionaries who had been a prominent face of the varsity. When I became the JU vice-chancellor in 2015, Samantak Das was among the few people who had made me very comfortable and helped me get accustomed to life in this university. His death is a great loss and has created a void that cannot be filled," VC Suranjan Das said. "We are absolutely heartbroken at the untimely demise of Professor Samantak Das...he continues to rest in our hearts. We will miss you sir," Arts Faculty Students Union (AFSU) said in a statement.
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