Sanskrit college principal dies

BERHAMPUR: Principal of M M Sanskrit College, Aska, started vomiting after consuming a packet of gutkha on the college premises and subsequently died at a hospital late on Monday.
The deceased, Minaketan Tripathy, 47, had stayed on at the college to oversee preparations for the annual function, which was cancelled after his death.
Tripathy from Ganjam's Srichandanapur village was working in the college for over 15 years.He leaves behind his wife. They have no children.
Police said he might have committed suicide but family members dispute it.
"We are waiting for autopsy report to confirm the reason of his death," said IIC of Aska police station Baleswara Gidhi.