Sowmaya Devi, a second-year NIT-Trichy student, killed herself by hanging from the ceiling fan of her hostel room. Police suspect that she took the extreme step due to alleged ‘love problems’.
Prior to this assignment, Mr Dutt was serving as the Principal Secretary of the Services Department in March, 2021. Earlier, he was appointed as Principal Secretary for the Health and Family Welfare Department of the Delhi Government in June, 2020.