'Told him to tolerate it': Parents regret advice to kid in IIT-B suicide case

MUMBAI: “I made a mistake by telling him to tolerate the situation.” This was the regret expressed by the mother of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, who was found dead in his hostel room last week.Sahil’s parents on Tuesday demanded the arrest of the institute’s director Shireesh B Kedare and professor Suryanarayana Doolla, news agency PTI reported.Sahil’s mother, Sonali Wakode, said she and her husband had met their son in his hostel room on September 13, when he told them he was being tortured and harassed.Speaking to ANI, she said they tried to reassure him and advised him to focus on his studies, believing he had a bright future ahead.“We tried to give him moral support and advised him to focus on his studies because he had secured admission to IIT and had a bright future ahead.