Search Results

Sort by

Relevance
Filter
Ravindra Wakode, father of deceased IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, during the third day of his indefinite hunger strike demanding justice for his son, at Azad Maidan, in Mumbai, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.
TNIE online desk
2 min read
The development comes at a time when a group of IIT Bombay students intensified their ongoing agitation over Sahil's death by launching a hunger strike on Friday to demand accountability.
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke addresses a press conference in Mumbai, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
TNIE online desk
1 min read
Dipke also said it is shameful that someone has lost their kid and they have to struggle for justice.
 Police personnel stand guard outside Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay campus following the recent death by suicide of a 22-year-old second-year B Tech student, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026.
Sudhir Suryawanshi
2 min read
Besides Sahil Wakode's parents, who are on a hunger strike at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, and his fellow students, the Crime Branch has also recorded the statements of IIT hostel staff and others.
Security beefed up outside the IIT Bombay campus after a student, Sahil Wakode, died by suicide after he was allegedly caught using ChatGPT during an examination, in Mumbai, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026.
Sudhir Suryawanshi
1 min read
Sahil Wakode’s friend told the Crime Branch that the deceased spoke about his Thermodynamics examination during their conversation, and he was concerned that the exam had not gone as expected.
In this photo from Sept. 19, 2026, parents of 22-year-old Sahil Wakode, a second-year B.Tech student at IIT Bombay, arrive at the Powai Police Station in Mumbai.
TNIE online desk
2 min read
Sahil’s family has alleged that the 22-year-old faced caste discrimination at IIT Bombay and accused faculty members of harassing him.
In this photo from Sept. 19, 2026, parents of 22-year-old Sahil Wakode, a second-year B.Tech student at IIT Bombay, arrive at the Powai Police Station in Mumbai.
TNIE online desk
2 min read
"I will start my sit-in protest at Azad Maidan. I will continue my fight for justice," Wakode told a regional news channel on Sunday.
Load More
Filter
Date

X
The New Indian Express
www.newindianexpress.com