'Was leading a team of software engineers': Kolkata techie jumps to death from office building

KOLKATA: A 50-year-old senior manager employed with an Indo-American multinational IT consulting and outsourcing company, Dwaipayan Bhattacharjee, jumped to death from the 6th-floor refuge area of his office at Candor Techspace in New Town on Wednesday afternoon.
A resident of Mudiali in south Kolkata, he is survived by his wife and two children. Investigations revealed that Bhattacharya was battling depression and was under medication. While initial findings indicate suicide, police are investigating all possible angles.
According to police sources, Bhattacharya arrived at work as usual and logged into his system. However, colleagues claimed that he appeared distressed and distracted throughout the day. Shortly after lunch, around 3 pm, his bloodied body was found at the parking lot outside the office tower. His family also informed authorities that he was under stress in recent times.
"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.
Key highlights: