This story is from September 10, 2020

Odia prof dies at NIT-Hamirpur, family alleges foul play

Odia prof dies at NIT-Hamirpur, family alleges foul play
Bhubaneswar: The family members of a young professor from Puri, who died under mysterious circumstances at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur on Sunday, after he went back to re-join the institute, has alleged foul play in his death.
In a letter addressed the director general of police (DGP), the family requested him to look into the matter and help resolve the case of 29-year-old Priyadarshi Biplab Kumar’s death.
The family members also requested the DGP to help bring his body back from Himachal Pradesh.
“We requested a video recording of the autopsy which the Hamirpur police did not allow. We requested the Odisha DGP to look into the matter for a proper investigation,” said Dayanidhi Harichandan, Priyadarshi’s maternal uncle.
According to the family members, the NIT-H administrators have been constantly harassing Priyadarshi, an assistant professor, ever since he joined the institute in November last year.
“NIT-H administrators called him back and asked him to join duty, which he did on August 23. After getting there, he was in quarantine as per norms and in contact with us,” Dayanidhi said.
On Sunday, Priyadarshi had lunch in the mess and then spoke to his mother for a while and told her he would call back in the evening. When he did not the family members panicked and contacted the warden.
“The warden broke open the door and found my nephew lying on the floor with blood oozing out of his nose and mouth. He was taken to the nearby hospital and then PGI Chandigarh, where they declared him brought dead,” Dayanidhi said.
The family members alleged foul play by the head of the department where Priyadarshi was working as an assistant professor. “He was healthy. It has to be something else. The autopsy needs to be done properly,” the maternal uncle said.
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