Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:52pm on 24 Sep 2026,Thursday India
The parents of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode began a hunger strike at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan on September 24, demanding the arrest of officials named in the FIR concerning their son’s death. Sahil, a second-year BTech student, died by suicide on September 18 after an examination-related incident. His parents have alleged that he faced caste-based discrimination at the institute, while IIT Bombay has denied the allegation and said the matter is under investigation. The parents had earlier been detained while attempting to protest outside the IIT campus. Police said they had permitted the protest at Azad Maidan.
