{
  "id": 7114412,
  "title": "IISER Thiruvananthapuram assistant professor found dead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/iiser-thiruvananthapuram-assistant-professor-found-dead",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T14:01:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/iiser-thiruvananthapuram-assistant-professor-found-dead/article71463606.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jayanta Sarkar, a 33-year-old assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Thiruvananthapuram, was discovered dead early Sunday morning. The deceased, originally from West Bengal, was found lying on a road on the campus grounds with his motorcycle parked nearby. Despite being taken to a hospital, Sarkar was pronounced dead upon arrival. The cause of death has not been determined by the police. Sarkar had recently joined IISER in December of the previous year, bringing with him a PhD in mathematics from the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata. He specialized in Harmonic Analysis. The IISER Thiruvananthapuram academic community expressed their condolences over the loss.",
  "summary": "The police are yet to ascertain the cause of death",
  "key_points": [
    "Jayanta Sarkar, 33, IISER Thiruvananthapuram assistant professor",
    "Found dead on campus road, motorcycle nearby",
    "Cause of death not determined by police"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}