Parents of IIT Bombay Student Who Died by Suicide Go on Hunger Strike, Call for Action Against His 'Tormentors'
- IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, 22, was found dead in his hostel room on September 18 after his family said he reported caste-based harassment and discrimination.
- His father, Ravindra Wakode, filed an FIR naming Professor Suryanarayana Doolla and sought arrests under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act.
- Mumbai’s Crime Branch is investigating the death, including by reviewing CCTV footage and other evidence.
- IIT Bombay apologized for earlier claims that Sahil cheated using ChatGPT and removed Doolla as dean while the circumstances of Sahil’s death remain under investigation.
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Parents of IIT Bombay student who died by suicide go on hunger strike, call for action against his 'tormentors'
A 20-year-old BTech student was found dead in his hostel room on September 18, hours after being caught while allegedly using a mobile phone during examination.
IIT Bombay Student Death: Youth Congress, VBA Stage Protest Demanding Professor’s Arrest
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Members of the Mumbai Youth Congress and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) Youth wing staged a demonstration at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Wednesday, tying black ribbons around their foreheads to demand justice for deceased student Sahil Wakode and the immediate arrest of the accused professor. India News | IIT Bombay Student Death: Youth Congress, VBA Stage Protest Demandi…
IIT-Bombay students death: Sahils father threatens hunger strike if accused officials not arrested - The Tribune
The father of IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode has announced that he will begin a hunger strike on Wednesday if institute officials named in connection with his son’s death are not arrested.
'Professor Doolla said he's from upper cast, my son was tortured': IIT-Bombay student's father demands arrest after his death
Sahil, 22, was a second-year BTech student in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering. His family has alleged that he had spoken to his father about caste-related remarks made by Doolla.
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