Dhanbad: A 32-year-old computer operator was found dead inside the principal’s chamber at a BEd college in Dhanbad’s Govindpur area on Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified as Anup Kumar Sen, a resident of Kursi village, police said on Wednesday.According to police, Sen had tea with a security guard at around 5 pm before entering the principal’s chamber. College principal CK Singh was away at Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University (BBMKU) at the time.When Sen did not emerge from the room for a long time, the security guard went to check on him. The door was locked from inside. The guard then looked through a rear window and found Sen unresponsive inside the chamber. Police were informed immediately.A police team reached the college, broke open the door and recovered the body. The incident was treated as a suspected suicide during the preliminary investigation. The body was later sent to Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem examination.Following the incident, Sen’s family members and locals gathered on the college campus and initially prevented police from taking away the body. They demanded compensation and alleged that Sen had been under severe mental stress because of work pressure.The family claimed that Sen had been assigned several responsibilities at the institution, which had allegedly left him constantly stressed. They raised the issue with the police and held the workload responsible for his death.Amid protests, the college management assured the family of financial assistance and employment support. According to sources, Ravi Chaudhary, owner of KK Group of Institutions, offered Rs 10 lakh in compensation and promised a job for Sen’s wife.The family and villagers later called off their protest and allowed the police to take the body. Govindpur police station officer in-charge Vishnu Rout said further investigation was under way to determine the circumstances leading to Sen’s death.
