IIT Bombay apologises for earlier statements on student’s death, denies director’s resignation
IIT Bombay, in a fresh statement, has said director Shireesh Kedare has not resigned.
On Monday, IIT Bombay apologized for its earlier statements regarding the death of student Sahil, which sparked widespread criticism within the institute. The university also refuted claims that director Shireesh Kedare had resigned from his position. In a statement on X, IIT Bombay explained that the earlier communication "was inappropriate to have set out or characterised details relating to the events preceding his demise before they had been duly established through the appropriate investigative process."
The institute emphasized that the circumstances surrounding Sahil's death were still under investigation by the relevant authorities. Following protests from students demanding Kedare's resignation, IIT Bombay convened a special meeting of its Board of Governors on Monday to address the issues raised by the students. During the meeting, students presented a list of 18 demands, including Kedare's resignation.
Although the list was accepted, it remains uncertain whether the director will indeed step down from his post. The unrest at IIT Bombay's Powai campus has continued for three days following the suicide of a second-year BTech student who was allegedly caught cheating in an exam on Friday. Parents of the deceased, a scheduled caste student, filed an FIR with the police against Suryanarayan Doolla, a former dean of student affairs and the deceased student's professor, alleging caste discrimination as the grounds for abetment to suicide.
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