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IIT Bombay student death: Wakode’s father to start protest, demand action from Monday
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Research Institute in Mumbai, India
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 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.
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IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode called a friend expressing remorse over copying in an exam before his death. Mumbai Police are analysing his phone and examining caste discrimination allegations.
The father of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, who allegedly died by suicide 10 days ago, began a sit-in protest at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai on Monday, demanding action against those responsible for his sons death.
Parents of 20-year-old IIT-Bombay BTech student Sahil Wakode will sit on a hunger strike at Azad Maidan from 10am on Monday, demanding action in connection with his death by suicide on September 18.