FIR against IIT-Bombay over student's death after ChatGPT-linked exam row
IIT-Bombay earlier said the student was assured that the incident would not have any adverse impacts on his career.
On Saturday, a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged against the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Bombay following the alleged suicide of a student, just hours after he was reprimanded for using a mobile phone during an exam. The incident sparked widespread student protests, with claims that the victim was removed from the exam hall and threatened with disciplinary action, including suspension.
However, IIT-Bombay refuted these accusations, stating that the student was informed that the incident would not impact his career. The FIR is the third student suicide case reported at the Powai campus this year. The second-year student was discovered dead in his hostel room on Friday evening, according to classmates who claimed he had been caught looking at another student's answer sheet during an exam and subsequently asked to leave the hall.
They also alleged that he was threatened with disciplinary action. IIT-Bombay maintained in a statement that no disciplinary action was taken against the student, adding that the matter was discussed with both the student and the instructor and department head, who counseled him and assured him that the incident would not harm his academic career.
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