IIT-B Student Death: Sahil Wakode's Parents Allegedly Detained On Way To Hunger Strike
Mumbai: The parents of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode were detained by Mumbai Police in Bhandup on Thursday morning while they were travelling towards the institute’s Powai campus to begin a hunger strike seeking action in connection with their son’s death. According to their lawyer Nikhil Kamble, Ravindra and Sonali Wakode were detained at Bhandup police station for about an hour before being…
Mumbai police detained the parents of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode on Thursday morning as they attempted to travel to the campus for a planned hunger strike, according to their lawyer Nikhil Kamble. The couple, Ravindra and Sonali Wakode, were held for approximately an hour before being released. Sahil Wakode's father, Ravindra, told media that he was blocked from proceeding from the IIT gate, stating that he was not informed of the reason for his detention.
The hunger strike was announced by the parents less than a week after Sahil, a second-year BTech student, took his own life on September 18. They accuse the institute of caste-based discrimination and harassment, demanding action against those named in the FIR registered in the case.
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