Chennai: Partially burnt body of lecturer found on IIT Madras campus
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Updated Jul 02, 2021 | 09:08 IST
The victim identified as Unni Krishnan Nair was found dead near a hockey field at the IIT-Madras campus on Thursday.
A case of suspicious death was filed at Kotturpuram police station.
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
The victim has been identified as Unni Krishnan Nair, a native of Kerala
He was working as a guest lecturer and project coordinator at IIT Madras
Chennai: The body of a man believed to be in his mid-20s was found at the IIT Madras campus on Thursday. The body was partially burnt.
The victim has been identified as Unni Krishnan Nair. He was working as a guest lecturer cum research scholar at IIT Madras. Preliminary investigation based on circumstantial evidence suggests that it could be a case of suicide as police have found a suicide note from one of his books in his room.
Nair was a native of Kerala and his father worked with ISRO.
The students found the body near the hockey field inside the campus around 8 pm on Thursday.
Cops from the Kotturpuram police station reached the spot and recovered the body. The body shifted to Royapettah Government Hospital for autopsy. Cops say they are waiting for post-mortem report for further investigation in the case.
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The skin of the victim's face and some other parts were partially burnt, said police. According to cops, no suspicious material was found near the body.
Meanwhile, IIT-Madras has issued a statement over the scholar's death saying, "An unfortunate and tragic incident occurred (Thursday) yesterday at IIT Madras Campus, involving a temporary project staff. The project staff whose body was found had joined the Institute in April 2021 and was living outside the Campus."
"We are shocked and deeply grieved, and convey our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the departed soul. The police are investigating the incident and the Institute is fully cooperating with the authorities," the institute further said.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
The victim has been identified as Unni Krishnan Nair, a native of Kerala
He was working as a guest lecturer and project coordinator at IIT Madras
Chennai: The body of a man believed to be in his mid-20s was found at the IIT Madras campus on Thursday. The body was partially burnt.
The victim has been identified as Unni Krishnan Nair. He was working as a guest lecturer cum research scholar at IIT Madras. Preliminary investigation based on circumstantial evidence suggests that it could be a case of suicide as police have found a suicide note from one of his books in his room.
Nair was a native of Kerala and his father worked with ISRO.
The students found the body near the hockey field inside the campus around 8 pm on Thursday.
Cops from the Kotturpuram police station reached the spot and recovered the body. The body shifted to Royapettah Government Hospital for autopsy. Cops say they are waiting for post-mortem report for further investigation in the case.
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The skin of the victim's face and some other parts were partially burnt, said police. According to cops, no suspicious material was found near the body.
Meanwhile, IIT-Madras has issued a statement over the scholar's death saying, "An unfortunate and tragic incident occurred (Thursday) yesterday at IIT Madras Campus, involving a temporary project staff. The project staff whose body was found had joined the Institute in April 2021 and was living outside the Campus."
"We are shocked and deeply grieved, and convey our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the departed soul. The police are investigating the incident and the Institute is fully cooperating with the authorities," the institute further said.
