Jadavpur University Student Falls From Hostel, Dies; Friend Alleges Ragging

Governor CV Ananda Bose, who is also the Chancellor of the university, visited the hostel and assured Swapnadips father of stern action against those responsible for his sons death.

A first-year student of Jadavpur University in Kolkata died after allegedly falling from the second-floor balcony of the main hostel, police said on Thursday.

Swapnadip Kundu (18), a resident of Bagula in Nadia district, was an undergraduate student of Bengali (honours). He allegedly fell from a hostel building around 11.45 pm on Wednesday, they said.

"He received multiple injuries and died at 4.30 am during treatment at the KPC Medical College," a police official said.