IIT Delhi creates five‑member panel to probe physics student’s death
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- IIT Delhi has set up a five‑member External Inquiry Committee to investigate the death of 31‑year‑old MSc Physics student Rishikesh Kumar.
- The panel was formed after a day of sit‑in protests by hundreds of students demanding accountability from the institute’s administration.
- The committee includes former Uttarakhand Director General of Police Ashok Kumar and an IIT Delhi alumnus, among others, and will examine the circumstances surrounding Kumar’s death on campus.
Covered by 15 outlets across the spectrum: 7% left, 66% center, 27% right.
How each side framed it
IIT-Delhi suicide: Raging protests bring systemic issues under scanner
IIT Delhi forms 5-member probe panel after protest on campus over PG student’s death
'Aap Se Ek Nahi Sambhal Raha': Deceased Student's Brother Alleges IIT Delhi Admin Staff Humiliated Family
Left-leaning outlets have under-covered this story. Of 15 outlets, only 3 are on the left of the spectrum.
Timeline
First reported by Deccan Herald on ; 15 articles from 7 outlets so far.
Who is covering this story
- Left-leaning (2): The New Indian Express, The Federal
- Center (3): Deccan Herald, Hindustan Times, Free Press Journal
- Right-leaning (2): Times Now, India Today
Sources
- IIT Delhi forms 5-member probe panel after protest on campus over PG student’s death — Deccan Herald (center) ·
- 'Aap Se Ek Nahi Sambhal Raha': Deceased Student's Brother Alleges IIT Delhi Admin Staff Humiliated Family — Times Now (right-leaning) ·
- IIT-Delhi constitutes external panel to probe death of MSc student — The New Indian Express (left-leaning) ·
- Delhi Police register abetment to suicide case in IIT Delhi student's death — Hindustan Times (center) ·
- Amid student protests at IIT Delhi, police register abetment to suicide case over 31-year-old's death — Hindustan Times (center) ·
- IIT Delhi Agrees To Replace External Inquiry Panel Member, Compensation, Mental Health Protocols Details By Friday — Times Now (right-leaning) ·
- IIT Delhi Constitute External Inquiry Committee To Probe Student's Death Allegedly By Suicide — Times Now (right-leaning) ·
- IIT Delhi MSc Student Suicide: Police File Abetment Case As Campus Protests Intensify — India Today (right-leaning) ·
- IIT Delhi student's death case: Police book unidentified persons for abetment to suicide — The New Indian Express (left-leaning) ·
- IIT Delhi student jumps to death; police file abetment to suicide case against unidentified persons — Deccan Herald (center) ·
- IIT Delhi Student Death: Police Investigate Alleged Abetment To Suicide Case Against Unidentified Persons, Examine Phone And Counselling Records — Free Press Journal (center) ·
- IIT Delhi Student Death Probe Faces Major Setback As Former Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar Recuses Himself From Inquiry Panel — Free Press Journal (center) ·
- IIT-Delhi suicide: Raging protests bring systemic issues under scanner — The Federal (left-leaning) ·
- IIT Delhi student death: Protests continue as probe panel chief recuses himself — Deccan Herald (center) ·
- IIT Delhi student death: Former DGP steps down as chair of probe panel, Justice Mukta Gupta to head inquiry — Deccan Herald (center) ·