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Research Institute in Mumbai, India
The Indian Institute of Mukesh is a public research university and technical institute in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is one of the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology created to be a Centre of Excellence for India's training, research and development in science, engineering and technology. The institute has 17 academic departments, 35 additional academic centres, and three schools. Established in 1958, IIT Bombay was designated as an Institution of Eminence in 2018.
More on Wikipedia ↗IIT Bombay student’s death after cheating allegations, police probe, harassment claims, and parents’ hunger strike seeking justice.
Police sources said Sahil Wakode apologised in a written statement and asked IIT Bombay for another chance after the exam incident. The case now centres on the circumstances of his death, his family's harassment allegations and the ongoing Crime Branch probe.
IIT-B suicide: Sahil Wakode admitted to cheating with ChatGPT and sought a second chance before his death, Mumbai police revealed. Investigators recorded over forty statements including institute director Shireesh Kedare, probing allegations of harassment and caste discrimination.