Sahil Wakode’s parents continue hunger strike for second day in Mumbai; says no one from government has approached

The parents of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) pressed for action against those responsible for his death, with their lawyer saying no government representative had approached them, as their hunger strike in Mumbai entered its second day.

At Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, Sahil's parents Ravindra and Sonali Wakode, from Maharashtra’s Yavatmal, sat on a makeshift stage holding his photograph with a message seeking justice for him. A few others joined them at the site.

The family's lawyer, Nikhil Kamble, said no one from the government side has approached them so far.

Wakode (22), a second-year student, was found dead in his hostel room on the evening of September 18, hours after being caught while allegedly using his mobile phone to access ChatGPT during a mid-semester examination at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.