IIT-B Suicide: Father Claims Sahil Was Subjected to Casteist Mocking
The student’s family alleges caste-based harassment and abetment to suicide, while police have booked a professor and the institute faces student protests.
- The father of 22-year-old IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode alleges Professor Suryanarayana Doolla and the administration subjected his son to caste-based torture, following the student's death last week.
- Sahil was found dead Friday after allegedly using a mobile phone during an examination; the institute later apologized for disclosing disciplinary details before the investigation concluded.
- More than 400 students gathered to protest the administration, as police registered an FIR on Saturday charging Doolla with abetment to suicide and violating the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act.
- IIT Bombay removed Doolla from his post as Dean , though the Faculty Forum stated it was "distressed by the vilification of our colleague's reputation by false and misleading reports."
- The Crime Branch is investigating the case, while protesting students have submitted 18 demands to the administration seeking accountability for the incident.
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The father of an IIT Bombay student who died by suicide has alleged that his son faced relentless caste-based mocking and torture from a professor and the administration. A police complaint has been filed, and an FIR registered against a professor for abetment of suicide and under the SC/ST Act. IIT Bombay has removed a Dean from his post following the allegations.
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