Two days after a first-year B.Tech student committed suicide, the IIT-Bombay on Tuesday dismissed accusations of caste bias at the institute, stating that initial evidence from friends suggests there was no discrimination, and advised students to wait for police investigation and internal probe to complete before concluding anything.

On Sunday, a first-year student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Bombay, died on campus, allegedly by suicide. Identified as Darshan Solanki, the 18-year-old hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, and was pursuing B.Tech in Chemical Engineering. As per Mumbai police, he had joined the elite institute three-and-a-half months ago.