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The suicide of Sahil Wakode, a Dalit student at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, has exposed the brutal institutional atmosphere behind India's most celebrated educational institutions, and sparked militant student protests.
Mumbai police questioned IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla for nearly 10 hours regarding the alleged suicide of student Sahil Wakode. Doolla denies allegations of harassment and caste-based discrimination. Wakode was found dead after being caught using ChatGPT during an exam. An FIR has been filed against…
Sahil Wakode, 22, was found hanging in his hostel room on September 18. His parents had alleged that Prof Doolla subjected him to caste discrimination