Investigations Underway After Deaths at IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur Campuses
Two separate deaths at premier Indian Institutes of Technology have prompted police investigations. At IIT Bombay, 20-year-old second-year student Sohil Rajkumar Sangwan was found dead in his hostel room, with preliminary findings indicating suicide by hanging amid personal and family issues. An Accidental Death Report has been filed, and investigations continue. Separately, at IIT Kharagpur, 36-year-old assistant professor Deepak Reddy Pullaguram was found hanging in his campus quarters. Police are probing the circumstances, including possible personal or work-related factors. Both institutions have yet to officially comment.
First-hand measurement across 14 sources
We measured how 14 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans left-leaning overall (Left 60%, Centre 20%, Right 20%). Overall sentiment is negative (31/100). Lens Score 45/100.
Outlets measured: freepressjournal, indiatoday, thetelegraph, thetribune, ndtv, news18, news18, indianexpress, and 6 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (20–45/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indiatvnews broke this story on 29 Jul, 06:41 am. Other outlets followed.