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Updated On: 24 September, 2026 06:30 PM IST | Tarun Verma
The parents of an IIT Bombay student found dead in his hostel room on September 18 were taken by Mumbai Police to meet the SC/ST Commission in south Mumbai on Thursday while they were on their way to begin a hunger strike. (Pics/Ashish Raje)

The parents of IIT Bombay student who was found dead last week were taken to south Mumbai to meet the SC/ST Commission

Mumbai Police on Thursday detained the parents of student who was found dead last week and were taken to South Mumbai to meet the SC/ST Commission while they were on their way to launch a hunger strike to seek justice for their deceased son

Parents of the student started a hunger strike at Azad Maidan asking for inquiry into the CCTV footage leak to the media

Both of them were later taken to Sahyadri Bungalow in Walkeshwar for a meeting with the SC/ST Commission, their lawyer stated

This comes after a second-year BTech student, was found dead in his hostel room on the IIT Bombay campus on the evening of September 18

Parents of the student who died by suicide inside IIT Bombay sitting on a protest

Heavy security was deployed by the Mumbai Police at Sahyadri Guest house

The parents of deceased IIT Bombay student had announced a hunger strike on Tuesday night at the main gate of IIT Bombay

The deceased student's parents have alleged that their son had told them about caste-based slurs and discrimination. They have demanded the arrest of those named in the case, including faculty member
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