According to the eyewitnesses, Jorangthara was standing alongwith Narjinari by the side of the pond when he slipped and fell into the water. The students raised alarm and tried unsuccessfully to trace him. After the police were informed, divers fished out his body.
The pond, which is located in the main campus, is deep and there have been instances when people have drowned in the pond. A case of unnatural death has been lodged at Jadavpur Police station.
The incident has raised question about the security at the hostel as Jorangthara had put up at the hostel on Monday night without seeking permission. “ We have a rule that anyone staying overnight will have to take permission from hostel superintendent.
In this case, the hostel superintendent was completely unaware about the youth’s presence in the hostel,” said Pradip Kumar Ghosh, Registrar, JU.