Yamini C S | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
A 27-year-old air power scholar was discovered hanging from the ceiling of his hostel room at Air Drive Technical Faculty (AFTC) in Bengaluru’s Jalahalli on Wednesday. The police have additionally recovered a seven-page demise be aware during which the coed, recognized as Ankit Kumar Jha, took the names of six individuals, together with these with the ranks of air commodore, group captain and wing commander, behind his excessive step.
All six individuals have been booked by the Gangammanagudi police beneath part 302 of the IPC.
An officer concerned within the investigation of the case instructed The New Indian Specific that no arrests have been made up to now. “It seems that he has died by hanging himself. The autopsy report will verify the reason for the demise. The statements of the suspects can point out why the sufferer took the intense step.”
Jha was discharged from service after a disciplinary enquiry and was upset about that. This cousin Richa Thakur alleged that this can be a homicide and never suicide.
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“He was beneath extreme psychological trauma as disciplinary motion was taken towards him. He was additionally terminated in July. The small print of his termination can’t be shared except his mother and father permit me to take action. Whereas taking to me over cellphone, Ankit instructed me that he was being pressured to signal sure paperwork. We suspect he should have died round 4.30 pm on Wednesday after sending a message to his brother Aman, who was in Kochi,” she instructed the publication.
The household additionally claimed they weren’t instantly made conscious of his premature demise. Thakur mentioned the household needed to go to the institute personally after a number of calls to the sufferer went unanswered. “We went there by 7pm, and learnt about his demise,” she mentioned.