A second-year electrical engineering student from IIT Kharagpur, Chandradeep Pawar, died after allegedly choking on a medicine he took. The incident occurred after he consumed the medication, prescribed by a doctor, following his dinner. The tablet became lodged in his airway, and despite immediate medical attention at B.C. Roy Hospital on campus, he could not be saved.
Simultaneously, Delhi Police are investigating a case where a 39-year-old man was fatally stabbed by three minors in the Welcome area. The victim was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead. Police have apprehended the three minors involved in the crime and recovered the knife. Authorities indicate that the incident was a result of a minor quarrel.