IIT Bombay faculty member booked over caste-abuse and suicide-abetment allegations
A faculty member at IIT Bombay has been booked in a case involving alleged caste abuse and abetment of suicide after Sahil Wakode, a second-year BTech Energy Science student, was found dead in his hostel on September 18. The supplied material gives no further details about the case.
A faculty member at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has been booked in a case involving alleged caste abuse and abetment of suicide, according to The Hindu. The case follows the death of Sahil Wakode, identified in the supplied material as a second-year BTech Energy Science student. Wakode was found dead in his hostel on September 18.
The available report does not identify the faculty member or describe the alleged incidents of caste abuse. It also does not state which police station registered the case, what legal provisions were applied or whether the accused has been arrested. No details were provided about the circumstances of Wakode’s death, the findings of any inquiry or a response from IIT Bombay.
The supplied material also does not include comments from the student’s family, classmates or the faculty member named in the case.
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