IIT-Bombay student death: Sahil Wakode's father begins sit-in at Azad Maidan, demands justice

The father of IITBombay student Sahil Wakode who allegedly died by suicide 10 days ago began a sitin protest at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai on Monday demanding action against those responsible for his sons deathRavindra Wakode said he would continue his protest until his son gets justice and those responsible are punished Sahils family has alleged that he faced caste discrimination at the premier instituteFather vows to continue protestA day earlier Ravindra Wakode had said I do not care even if I get arrested My son should get justice constitutionally This is the state of Chhatrapati Shivaji Phule Shahu and Ambedkar I will start my sitin protest at Azad Maidan I will continue my fight for justiceWATCH Mumbai Maharashtra Ravindra and Sonali Wakode parents of the IIT Bombay student who died by suicide continue their protest demanding justice for their son pictwittercomCV2EqjPO4lmdash ANI ANI September 28 2026Advocate Nikhil Kamble calls for actionAdvocate Nikhil Kamble representing Sahils family said the family is observing a hunger strike at Azad Maidan demanding the arrest of those named in the FIRMumbai Maharashtra Advocate Nikhil Kamble representing the family of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode says In the IIT Bombay suicide case Sahilrsquos family is sitting on a hunger strike at Azad Maidan today Their only demand is that those named in the FIR should be arrested pictwittercomkiVYvwHr0Kmdash IANS ians_india September 28 2026Sahil found dead in hostel roomSahil Wakode 22 a secondyear student was found dead in his hostel room on the evening of September 18 hours after he was allegedly caught using his mobile phone to access ChatGPT during a midsemester examinationThe Mumbai Police Crime Branch is probing the alleged abetment to suicide caseFamily had earlier staged hunger strikeLast week Sahils family had staged a hunger strike at Azad Maidan and subsequently announced that Ravindra Wakode and his wife Sonali would begin their protest at the venue from MondayIITBombay forms 10member inquiry panelThe IITBombay board had earlier constituted a 10member committee to inquire into the circumstances surrounding Sahils deathProf Suryanarayana Doolla a faculty member named in the police FIR alleging caste discrimination and abetment to suicide has been sent on leave to facilitate an impartial probeStudents demand reconstitution of panelIITBombay students held a candlelight march last week demanding the reconstitution of the inquiry committeeThey alleged that some members of the existing panel had expressed support for DoollaA section of students continued their peaceful sitin protest on the campus on Sunday The protest site named Justice Corner has been hosting discussions on the case since SaturdayStudents unions from other premier institutes have also extended support to the Wakode family and demanded a transparent investigation and action against those responsible for Sahils deathWith PTI inputs