IIT Kharagpur professor drowns trying to save 4-year-old son IIT Kharagpur professor drowns trying to save 4-year-old son A Professor Of IIT Kharagpur Got Drowned In A Large Water Filled Ditch On Sunday While Trying To Rescue His 4-year-old Child Who Had Fallen Into The Water Body Near The IIT Campus In Kharagpur Rural Area Of West Midnapore District, Police Said. PTI | Updated on: 28 Aug 2017, 04:27:41 AM Kolkata: An IIT professor of Kharagpur campus got drowned in a large water filled ditch on Sunday while trying to rescue his 4-year-old child who had fallen into the water body near the campus in Kharagpur Rural area of West Midnapore district, police said.