XLRI student dies after fall on campus

JAMSHEDPUR: A second year of Human Resource Management student at the premier XLRI - Xavier School of Management died on the college campus in mysterious circumstances on Friday.
Shashwat Dixit, 26, who stayed at St Thomas hostel was walking to the adjoining Mother Teresa girls' hostel when he fell on his face and lost consciousness. He was taken to the Tata Main Hospital, where he was declared brought dead, Bistupur police station officier Umesh Kumar said.The body of the deceased will be shifted to MGM hospital for autopsy in the presence of his family on Saturday.
Police said they are waiting for the post-mortem report to arrive. SSP Anup Birthare said a police team has questioned fellow students who were with Shashwat on Thursday night and have also examined CCTV footage from the vicinity of the site.
Cops seek student's medical records
Birthare said: "Nothing suspicious has come to light, but a formal opinion can be framed only after the post-mortem is done."
The police have enquired with the college authorities about physical condition and medical history of the deceased student.
In a statement, XLRI said that Shashwat had an accidental fall while walking towards another hostel in the early hours on Friday. "His parents have been informed and they are on their way to the city," an XLRI spokesperson, who did not wish to be named, said, while extending condolences to his family that stays in Kanpur, UP. "He already had his final placement and was busy with some group project work for the last two months," the spokesperson said, adding that Shashwat was a bright and upright student.
Following the tragic incident, classes for the day were suspended but authorities have not yet decided whether to call off the two-day national conference on HR scheduled to begin on Saturday.