Sahil Wakode

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  IIT Bombay Student Sahil Wakode's Parents Approach High Court, Seek CBI Probe

  The petition alleged that police had failed to probe the case with the seriousness it merits and, hence, sought the probe to be monitored by a retired judge.

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  Before Suicide, IIT Bombay Student Sahil Wakode Asked For "One More Chance": Sources

  Wakode, 22, was found hanging in his hostel room on the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology in Powai on September 18.

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  'Student Will Be Heard First': IIT Bombay Draft Rules On Cheating In Exam

  The proposed changes come amid questions surrounding examination and disciplinary procedures at IIT Bombay following the death by suicide of a student

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  'Don't Care If I'm Arrested': IIT Bombay Student's Father To Launch Protest

  Sahil Wakode, a second year student, was found hanging in his hostel room on the evening of September 18, hours after being caught while allegedly using his mobile phone to access ChatGPT during a mid-semester examination.

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  Help Us Get Truth Out: Sahil Wakode Parents' Appeal To IIT Students

  In a video message addressed to IIT Bombay students, Sahil's father said he had been unable to enter the campus despite travelling there two or three times.

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  Locked iPhone At Heart Of Investigation In IIT Bombay Student's Suicide Case

  Sahil Wakode's iPhone is secured with a pattern lock, due to which investigators have not yet been able to ascertain whom he had called or who had called him, sources said

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  IIT Bombay Student's Parents Begin Hunger Strike At Azad Maidan

  Sahil Wakode, from Maharashtra's Yavatmal, had complained to his parents that he was being subjected to casteist slurs and being discriminated against.

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  CCTV Shows Moment When IIT Student Was Stopped During Exam, Pulled Aside

  The IIT Bombay student is seen seated in a front-row seat in the exam hall when an invigilator stops by and pulls him aside.

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  Hours Before Death, IIT Bombay Student Told Friend He "Made A Mistake": Sources

  According to sources, Sahil Wakode did not make any caste-related remarks or mention any caste-related incident during a conversation with his friend, hours before he allegedly died by suicide.

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  IIT Bombay Student Suicide: Professor Suryanarayana Doolla Sent On Leave

  Doolla was removed as Dean of Administrative Affairs on Monday following student protests over the case. A case on charges of abetment and caste discrimination has been registered against him.

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  'Told Him To Bear It': IIT Bombay Student's Parents Say He Told Them About Caste Abuse

  "My son had earlier communicated about this discrimination, but I told him it's difficult to secure admission in IIT, and told him to bear it," the father of Sahil Wakode, who died by suicide, said.

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  "Did His Job": IIT Bombay Faculty Chief Defends Professor At Centre of Storm

  Professor Pant also rejected caste discrimination allegations levelled by Sahil Wakode's family, pointing out he never approached the SC/ST cell.

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  IIT Bombay Student Suicide: Security Beefed-Up Outside Institute, Students Seek Welfare Reforms

  IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode’s death has sparked protests, welfare demands and a police probe into allegations of harassment and caste discrimination. The institute signed an 18-point student charter.

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  IIT Bombay To Swap Ceiling Fans With Wall-Mounted Ones After Student's Suicide

  While this move is being described as part of a renovation project, the images are making headlines amidst the heightened sensitivity surrounding the recent suicide.

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  IIT Bombay Replaces Hostel Ceiling Fans With Wall-Mounted Units Amid Student Safety Concerns

  IIT Bombay has begun replacing hostel ceiling fans with wall-mounted units as part of a planned renovation. The move comes amid concerns over student suicides, though the institute says the upgrade was not introduced specifically for that reason.