A 22-year-old Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) student who died by suicide hours after being caught allegedly cheating in an examination last month had submitted a written apology to the institute and sought a second chance, police said on Tuesday.

Sahil Wakode, a second-year BTech student, was found hanging in his hostel room on the evening of September 18. According to police, he was caught earlier that day allegedly using his mobile phone to access ChatGPT during a mid-semester examination.