Depressed and under medication, Kolkata techie allegedly jumps from his office building

Kolkata: The police on Thursday said they are investigating the death of a techie who allegedly jumped from the sixth floor of his office building a day ago in New Town area near here. The 50-year-old deceased, Dwaipayan Bhattacharjee, worked in a multinational consulting and outsourcing firm.

Police said that initial findings suggest suicide, but all possible angles are being investigated.

According to his colleagues, Bhattacharjee started working as usual on Wednesday but appeared disturbed.


Around 3 pm, security guards heard a loud thud outside the building and upon reaching there, found him lying face down in a pool of blood, police said.

Bhattacharjee, a resident of Mudiali in south Kolkata, left behind his wife and two children.

What did the investigation reveal?

Investigations revealed that Bhattacharya was battling depression and was under medication. While initial findings indicate suicide, police are investigating all possible angles, according to a ToI report.

"We are reviewing CCTV footage to determine the exact circumstances under which he accessed the refuge area ," said a senior officer of Bidhannagar City Police.

A 1994-batch (BSc physics) Presidency University alumnus, Bhattacharya was leading a team of software engineers in his organisation. The on-duty security guards were the first to react after hearing a loud thud. They found him lying face down in a pool of blood.

Senior office personnel alerted the police, and Bhattacharya was rushed to a nearby private hospital. He was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit but succumbed to multiple injuries . Cops have sent the body for post-mortem and are examining his gadgets."A case of unnatural death has been registered at Techno City police station," the officer added.

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