IIT Kharagpur, students

Months after a student’s body was found on campus, IIT Kharagpur has reconstituted the Dean of Student Affairs’ council to focus on the well-being of students, an institute official said on Wednesday.

The reconstituted council includes a working group that will focus on harassment of hostel dwellers, the official said.

Four other groups have been reconstituted to address overall student well-being, student participation in extra-curricular activities, better coordination between the dean of students and faculty to deal with any situation, and another group to address legal considerations. Raise issues like

The partially decomposed body of Faizan Ahmed, a third-year student, was found in his hostel room in mid-October last year. His parents and a section of students alleged foul play in the incident, while an IIT Kharagpur spokesperson said the institute was conducting its own investigation and assisting the police in the investigation. Bhargav Maitra, dean of the students’ institute, who was appointed a few days after Dhrubajyoti Sen’s resignation, told PTI, “I am always present whenever students come to me with a problem. The dean of students was an ongoing process and the prerogative of the dean of students.

“When the term of the Council ends, it has to be constituted. And it is the dean’s prerogative to decide how he goes ahead with the process (reorganisation). The members are in the working group to deal with harassment of students in hostels.

The Working Group on Bullying will also deal with issues like depression among students, especially during and after the lockdown. The Calcutta High Court is hearing Faizan’s death case which is expected to come up again in February.

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