Himachal Pradesh: NIT student found dead in hostel room, drug overdose suspected
Hamirpur (HP) (PTI): A first year MTech student of the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, was found dead inside his hostel room on Monday, likely of drug overdose, police said.
A case of culpable homicide has been registered under section 304 of IPC in connection with the death, said Hamirpur Superintendent of Police Aakriti Sharma.
Police have arrested three NIT students and a fourth doing BEd for allegedly distributing 'chitta,' a form of heroin, on campus. The four have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Sharma said.
Police have reportedly questioned about a dozen students living in the hostel and recovered drugs in various quantities in raids. Such raids were conducted in girls' hostels too.
A forensic team from Mandi attributed the death of the student to consumption of some intoxicant.
The death comes amid the NIT annual festival, 'Hill Fair', which has been going on for the last three days.
According to police, several students were up till late Sunday night dancing to the DJ on the institute's campus.
Around 4 am, the deceased student got a call on his mobile. He was later found dead in his room, students said.
The official spokesman of the institute said the student was found dead when his friends went to wake him up for breakfast.
A health team which came with the police declared the student dead.
The father of the student has called into question the security arrangements on the NIT campus and demanded an answer on how drugs made their way inside.
The NIT director did not respond to the phone calls.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali absolutely fine: family
Mumbai (PTI): Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is doing "absolutely fine", his family said Wednesday after media reports said he was hospitalised after suffering a heart attack.
The family did not confirm or refer to the heart attack, but said he had gone to the hospital for a routine medical check up.
"Mr. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is doing absolutely fine. He has gone in for a routine medical check-up and there is no cause for concern. We sincerely appreciate the love, care, and concern shown by everyone. Thank you for your continued support and warm wishes."
A segment of the media said Bhansali suffered a heart attack on his 63rd birthday on Tuesday and was rushed to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital.
The filmmaker, known for big scale dramas such as "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam", "Devdas", "Bajirao Mastani" and OTT series "Heeramandi", is currently working on his next theatrical, "Love and War".
It is a period romance starring Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal.
