CHENNAI: Police on Thursday night recovered the charred body of a young man, who was working as a temporary project staff at IIT-Madras, from a hockey stadium located on the campus.
Unnikrishnan Nair, whose father works with ISRO, returned to the campus on Thursday morning from Kerala and was found dead at the stadium around 7pm by some students.
The Kotturpuram police retrieved the body and sent it to Government Royapettah Hospital for autopsy.
No suspicious materials were found near his body. Police have registered a case and a probe is on to find the cause of death.
In a statement, the IIT-Madras said, "An unfortunate and tragic incident occurred Thursday on IIT-Madras campus, involving a temporary project staff. The project staff whose body was found joined the institute in April 2021 and was living outside the campus."
"We are shocked and deeply grieved, and convey our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the departed soul. The police are investigating the incident and the institute is fully cooperating with the authorities," the statement further said.
