IIT Bombay Professor Made 'Casteist Slurs': Father Of Student Who Killed Self
The father of an IIT Bombay student who died by suicide has filed a complaint alleging his son faced caste-based harassment and threats from a professor. The student had previously been caught using ChatGPT during an examination, prompting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
Why it matters
This case highlights critical issues regarding student mental health, academic pressure, and allegations of systemic caste-based discrimination within elite Indian educational institutions.
In IIT Bombay student's death, a case of abetment to suicide has been registered against Professor Suryanarayan Dulla. Two other accused have been left unidentified in the First Information Report (FIR). The investigation has been transferred to Crime Branch, Mumbai Police sources said.The father of Sahil Wakode, second year IIT Bombay student who died by suicide hours after being caught using ChatGPT during an examination, has alleged caste-based abuse, threats and harassment over three months allegedly at the direction of Director Shireesh B Kedare.Earlier Sahil's mother had also alleged that her son was harassed. "My son has been killed. He was severely harassed. I want justice," she said.What FIR StatesRavindra Chakradhar Wankhade, father of 20-yer-old Sahil, has registered a formal complaint in the death by suicide of his son.
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