IIT Kanpur student slips into Ganga, drowns

KANPUR: A second-year student of IIT, Kanpur, lost her life after she slipped into the Ganga during a visit to Ganga Barrage on Saturday evening.
Sejal Jain, second-year undergraduate student in the department of earth sciences, accidentally slipped and fell into the Ganga while she had gone to the barrage accompanied by her seven friends, all from IIT Kanpur. Her batchmates, fellow students and faculty members were shocked by the tragic incident.
The media cell of the institute stated on Sunday that second year undergraduate student Sejal Jain accidentally slipped and fell into the Ganga at Barrage. The student was declared ‘brought dead’ by the doctor at Lala Lajpat Rai hospital, it added.
“With profound grief, we inform you of the tragic and untimely demise of one of our beloved students, Ms Sejal Jain, a second-year BS student in the Department of Earth Sciences. At about 6pm on Saturday (November 27), a message was received by the security control room of the institute, that Sejal had accidentally slipped and fallen into the Ganga at Ganga Barrage. Immediately, the Nawabganj Police Station was contacted, and the police team rushed to the location. A search team went into the river and found Sejal in an unconscious state,” the media cell said.
The security officer of the institute and Student Gymkhana president Vedant Sikka dashed to the site. Sejal was rushed to the LLR hospital in an ambulance. At 7.15pm on Saturday, after a few investigations, the doctor on emergency duty declared that Sejal Jain was brought dead.
“It has come to our knowledge that Sejal had gone to the Ganga Barrage along with seven other students. During their visit, a few of the students, including Sejal Jain, had crossed the safety railing of the bridge and went towards the ramp of the barrage gate. Out of curiosity, she crossed the danger area alone and accidentally slipped from the open space into the water and drowned,” the institute said.
“We mourn the untimely loss of a young bright mind and pray that God gives her family and friends the strength to bear this loss,” it added.
The postmortem was conducted on Sunday.