A 53-year-old senior professor of IIT-Kanpur died attributable to cardiac arrest whereas delivering a speech throughout an alumni meet, institute authorities stated on Saturday.
Sameer Khandekar, who was the dean of scholar affairs and the pinnacle of the mechanical engineering division, collapsed on the dais whereas addressing the gathering on Friday, they stated.
He was taken to the hospital the place he was declared lifeless upon arrival, the authorities added.
A professor stated that Khandekar had been recognized with excessive levels of cholesterol round 5 years in the past.
Talking to PTI over the telephone from Delhi, former IIT-Kanpur director Abhay Karandikar expressed shock over the sudden demise of Khandekar, who he described as an “excellent instructor and researcher.”
Khandekar was delivering a speech when he felt extreme chest ache and began sweating profusely. Earlier than anybody might make sense of what was occurring, he collapsed on the stage, Karandikar added.
He stated the physique has been stored on the IIT-Kanpur’s well being centre and remaining rites can be carried out solely after the arrival of his solely son Pravah Khandekar, who’s finding out at Cambridge College.