IIT professor booked for researcher's death near archaeological site in Gujarat

IIT professor booked for researcher's death near archaeological site in Gujarat

Surabhi Verma (23), a PhD scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, died after a 10-feet deep excavation pit collapsed on her

Research Tragedy! IIT Professor Charged In Connection With Death Of PhD Scholar

The Ahmedabad Rural police have charged Professor Yama Dixit from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in connection with the death of PhD scholar Surabhi Verma, nearly four months after an excavation pit collapsed on both of them outside the Lothal Harappan valley civilisation site. The two had been conducting palaeoclimatology research. The tragic incident unfolded on November 27, 2024. For months, the investigation seemed to stall, leavin…

IIT prof booked for researcher's death near archaeological site in Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Mar 27 (PTI) Police have registered a case against an IIT Delhi professor for alleged negligence following the death of a woman PhD student last year during excavation work near the archaeological site of Lothal in Gujarat, officials said on Thursday. While the incident took place on November 27 last year near the Harappan-era archaeological site, the First Information Report (FIR) was registered on March 23 at Koth police station in…