IIT-Bombay Student Sahil Wakode’s Final Rites Held In Yavatmal; Father To Meet Senior Mumbai Police Officials Over Investigation Update
Mumbai: IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, 20, was taken to his hometown in Yavatmal after a post-mortem examination on Saturday. His parents performed his final rites on Sunday, advocate Nikhil Kamble said. Wakode’s father is expected to travel to Mumbai this week to meet the Joint Commissioner of Police and seek an update on the investigation. Also Watch: Speaking to the FPJ, advocate Kamble…
Mumbai - The final rites of 20-year-old IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode were held in his hometown of Yavatmal on Sunday, following a post-mortem examination on Saturday, according to advocate Nikhil Kamble. Wakode's father plans to meet senior Mumbai police officials, including the Joint Commissioner of Police and the Law and Order Joint Commissioner, soon to obtain an update on the ongoing investigation.
The Mumbai Crime Branch has assumed jurisdiction over the case, and investigators are reviewing CCTV footage and a mobile phone seized from Wakode's hostel room. Despite no arrests being made, the Mumbai police deployed a significant presence at IIT Bombay, with over 150 officers in attendance. Around 6,000 students protested on campus for nearly 10 hours on Friday, with additional police personnel deployed on Sunday as a precautionary measure.
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