NHRC seeks report in Jamshedpur student Lakshya Mishra’s death case in Manipal Engineering College Bengaluru

Mail News Service

Jamshedpur, July 4 : The death of Kadma resident Lakshya Mishra, a second-year student at Manipal Engineering College in Bengaluru, has taken a fresh turn after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sought a report from the concerned authorities within two weeks.
Lakshya’s father, Anjani Kumar Mishra, an employee of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has rejected the college administration’s claim that his son died by suicide.
Alleging that Lakshya was killed following ragging and that the incident was later projected as a suicide, he has demanded an impartial investigation into the case.
Mishra has written to the President, the Prime Minister, the concerned State Chief Minister and Governor, and other senior authorities seeking a fair probe. He has also appealed to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Jamshedpur West MLA Saryu Roy to recommend a CBI investigation.
Questioning the college’s version, Mishra said his son “could never have taken his own life.”
He alleged that if Lakshya had jumped from a nine-storey building, the body would have shown severe impact injuries and there would have been significant blood at the spot.
He also claimed that the window from which the student was allegedly said to have jumped was secured with a grill and iron rods, making it difficult to access.
The grieving father further alleged that the police were informed late and that crucial evidence, including bedsheets and pillows, was removed before the forensic team arrived. He also claimed that the hostel room door handle had been cleaned, raising concerns about possible tampering with evidence.
With the NHRC now seeking a report, the family has expressed hope that the case will receive an independent and transparent investigation leading to justice for Lakshya. The allegations made by the family are yet to be independently verified, and the college administration has maintained that the death was a case of suicide.