Late student Wakode's father denied permission to continue protest at Azad Maidan, plans IIT-B visit
The father of a deceased IIT Bombay student, Sahil Wakode, has been denied permission to protest at Azad Maidan and is now planning to visit the university campus. The family is demanding accountability and the arrest of specific faculty and administrators, alleging caste-based discrimination led to their son's death.
Why it matters
The case highlights critical issues regarding student mental health, institutional accountability, and allegations of caste-based discrimination within India's premier educational institutions.
The father of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, who allegedly died by suicide, was denied permission to continue his protest at Azad Maidan, prompting him to plan a visit to the Institute's Powai campus, his lawyer said on Saturday (October 3, 2026).
The development comes at a time when a group of IIT Bombay students intensified their ongoing agitation over Sahil's death by launching a hunger strike on Friday (October 2, 2026) to demand accountability from the Institute administration.
According to the family lawyer, the police did not permit Ravindra Wakode to stage a protest at Azad Maidan and he was planning to go to IIT Bombay.
The Wakode couple had launched a hunger strike last week seeking "justice" for their deceased son and demanding the arrest of Professor Suryanarayana Doolla and IIT-B director Shireesh Kedare.
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