Kanpur: A 53-year-old senior professor of IIT Kanpur died after suffering a cardiac arrested while he was delivering a lecture at an alumni meet on Friday. News agency PTI reporred that Sameer Khandekar, who was the dean of student affairs and the head of the mechanical engineering department collpased on stage in the middle of his speech.
Authorities told the news agency that he was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival. One of his colleagues said that he was diagnosed with high cholesterol levels about five years ago.
Former IIT-Kanpur Director Abhay Karandikar told PTI that he was shocked at the sudden death of Khandekar and lauded him for being an outstanding teacher and researcher.
Divulging more details on his death, Karandikar said that Khandekar experienced severe chest pain and started sweating profusely before collapsing, leaving a very short time for people around him to understand what was happening.
He added that his body has been kept at the IIT-Kanpur’s health centre and the final rites would be performed only after the arrival of his only son Pravah Khandekar who is studying at Cambridge University.
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