Mumbai: TISS student found dead at home; probe on

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A student of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences was found dead in his rented apartment on Sunday. The deceased student, Anurag Jaiswal, was part of the Human Resource program of the institution. Sources said that Jaiswal had attended a party at Vashi the previous night with his friends and had gotten inebriated.

Officials further stated that the TISS student did not wake up in the morning and was rushed to a local hospital in Chembur where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

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Authorities initially suspected ragging, however, have now ruled it out based on statements from students--including the seniors and juniors.

TISS student Anurag Jaiswal likely died of alcohol poisoning/ Sourced Photo

The probe, police sources said, revealed that nearly 125 students had attended the late-night party at one Roar Lounge in Vashi. Sources added that the deceased TISS student continued to drink getting alcohol through friends and other attendees since the bartenders had refused to serve him due to him being severely intoxicated.

It is yet to be ascertained how much liquor the deceased TISS student had consumed on Saturday night and whether his death was caused by alcohol overdose.

"Based on the statements we've gathered, we are confident that no ragging incidents occurred, as suspected initially," said a senior officer of the Mumbai police.