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IIT Bombay student suicide
National · 21 updates
IIT Bombay Student Death: Classmates Question Institute’s Version, Raise Concerns Over Exam Rules And Caste Allegations
IIT-Bombay suicide: Parents refuse to take son's body; crime branch to probe case
The abetment of suicide case involving an IIT-Bombay student has been transferred to the crime branch. An FIR was registered after the student's parents alleged casteist slurs and harassment. The student was found dead in his hostel room on Friday. His parents refused to claim the body until accused persons were arrested. The investigation is ongoing, and IIT-Bombay will cooperate fully with authorities.
IIT Bombay faculty member booked for caste abuse, suicide abetment
Sahil Wakode, a second-year BTech Energy Science student, was found dead in his hostel on September 18
IIT-Bombay Student Suicide Case: Father Alleges Caste Harassment; FIR Filed, Probe Transferred To Crime Branch
IIT Bombay Records Three Student Deaths In 2026, Half Of Six Suicides And Unnatural Deaths Since 2021: Data
'Torture, caste discrimination': IIT-Bombay student’s father seeks justice
Seeking justice, the father of a deceased IIT-Bombay student alleges that systemic torture and caste discrimination were catalysts for his son's suicide. In turn, authorities have opened an abetment of suicide case, applying the SC/ST Act, naming a senior professor and others in the complaint. The institution, however, denies these allegations, claiming full support for the ongoing inquiry.
IIT Bombay faculty forum backs professor accused of abetting student suicide
The forum said Suryanarayan Doolla has not been suspended and continues to be a faculty member of the institute
IIT Bombay Student Death: Police Detain Protesters In Mumbai's Powai, Campus Sees Heavy Security Deployment
CCTV footage from exam hall, hostel show last moments of IIT Bombay student who died by suicide
The institute said that the student had been found using a mobile phone during the examination and had uploaded the question paper on ChatGPT to seek answers.
'Wrong to fix guilt on upper castes': IIT-Bombay alumnus urges against 'reverse casteism' in student suicide
An FIR against now-suspended IIT-Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla alleges abetment to suicide on grounds of caste discrimination.
Locked iPhone At Heart Of Investigation In IIT Bombay Student's Suicide Case
Sahil Wakode's parents on hunger strike at Mumbai's Azad Maidan
IIT-B student suicide: Candle march held, students seek changes in probe panel
The protesting students demanded that the existing investigation committee be dissolved, alleging concerns over its independence
IIT Bombay Suicide Probe: Student's Parents To Launch Hunger Strike At Azad Maidan
IIT Bombay Suicide Probe: Student's Parents To Launch Hunger Strike At Azad Maidan
'Don't Care If I'm Arrested': IIT Bombay Student's Father To Launch Protest
His parents have alleged caste discrimination against their son at the institute.
IIT Bombay Student Sahil Wakode’s Parents To Continue Azad Maidan Protest, Demand Strict Action In Case
Sahil Wakode Death Case: Protesters Detained By Mumbai Police During ‘Chalo IIT Bombay’ March | VIDEO
'Chalo IIT' Protest Over Sahil Wakode's Death At IIT Bombay; Student Groups Demand Independent Probe, Director's Resignation