Mumbai’s TISS Student Found Dead At His Apartment, Police Suspect Ragging – News18

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The deceased, Anurag Jaiswal, was part of the Human Resource program of the institution.

A student of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai was found dead at his rented apartment on Sunday, the police said, adding that it suspect ragging in the death of student.

The deceased, Anurag Jaiswal, was part of the Human Resource program of the institution.

According to the report by NDTV, Jaiswal had attended a party at Vashi the previous night with his friends and had gotten inebriated. The police said that the student did not wake up in the morning and was rushed to a local hospital in Chembur where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

All his friends are being questioned, the police sources said.

In a post on X, the institute expressed sorrow on the death of the student and said that the thoughts and prayers would always be there with the deceased’s family.

“It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the passing away of Anurag Jaiswal, first year student of HRM&LR of TISS Mumbai. We are with Anurag’s family at this heartbreaking time and our thoughts and prayers will always be with the Anurag’s family,” it said.

An accidental death report has been filed in the matter and an investigation is underway.

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