PhD Scholar Dies In Mishap Inside IIT-Bhubaneswar Campus

On Tuesday evening, a PhD student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar, was killed after being run over by a crane used for construction work on the campus on the outskirts of Jatni. Abhinandan Panda has been identified as the deceased.

PhD Scholar Dies In Mishap Inside IIT-Bhubaneswar Campus
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Bhubaneswar: On Tuesday evening, a PhD student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar, was killed after being run over by a crane used for construction work on the campus on the outskirts of Jatni.
Abhinandan Panda has been identified as the deceased.

According to sources, the incident occurred around 9.30 p.m. as he was walking home from class. The institute's staff rushed him to a private hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

Police have launched an investigation, and efforts are underway to apprehend the crane operator, who fled the scene after the accident.