123 Kolkata: Mystery shrouds the death of Joydeep Chowdhury, a young researcher from Nimta in North Dum Dum, whose body was found on Tuesday evening at his hostel in Saudi Arabia, where he was pursuing higher studies.
His bereaved parents — father, Ratan Kumar Chowdhury, a former BSNL officer, and mother, Rupa, a retired postal department official — are devastated by their son's sudden and unexplained death. They have urged the Bengal govt to intervene and ensure a thorough investigation. The elderly couple also sought the administration's assistance in expediting the repatriation of their son's body and uncovering the circumstances behind his death.
According to local sources, Chowdhury, a resident of New Road at Nimta's Mandipara at ward 27 in North Dum Dum Municipality, earned his PhD in statistics from the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Baranagar, in 2020. In 2022, he joined King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia for a postdoctoral programme and was residing in the university hostel at the time of his death.
The mysterious death of the young researcher in Saudi Arabia while pursuing higher studies has caused a stir. Like Joydeep, his brother is also academically talented and currently employed at a company in Hyderabad. The elderly couple is devastated by their son's death. They have approached the authorities to expedite the repatriation of his body and to uncover the mystery behind his death. The police and administration are coordinating with the family and making every possible effort.
State minister Chandrima Bhattacharya described the incident as extremely tragic and assured the family of full support. Sourav Barik, the sub-divisional officer (SDO), Barrackpore, said that all necessary administrative measures were being taken.
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