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Sahil Wakode’s parents stage hunger strike at Azad Maidan, demand professor’s arrest

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Sahil Wakode’s parents stage hunger strike at Azad Maidan, demand professor’s arrest

Sahil Wakode’s parents have begun a one-day hunger strike at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan after receiving permission to protest until 6 PM. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The parents of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, who died by suicide earlier this month, staged a hunger strike at Azad Maidan on Monday (September 28, 2026) demanding the…

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IIT Bombay to replace ceiling fans with wall-mounted fans after student’s death

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IIT Bombay to replace ceiling fans with wall-mounted fans after student’s death

Faculty members of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Bombay) hold a march in the institute’s campus to support Suryanarayana Doolla, who was removed as Dean of Administrative Affairs amid protests by students over the suicide of a 22-year-old student, in Mumbai on September 21, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI IIT Bombay has initiated the replacement…

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IIT-Bombay apologises for earlier statement on circumstances surrounding student’s death

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IIT-Bombay apologises for earlier statement on circumstances surrounding student’s death

Police personnel stand guard as students protest following the death of a 22-year-old Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay student, who was found dead in his hostel room after he was allegedly caught using a mobile phone during an examination, at the Powai campus, in Mumbai, Maharashtra on September 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI…

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