IIT-Bombay student’s suicide: Parents move HC, seek CBI probe or SIT

IIT-Bombay's second-year BTech student, Sahil Wakode, took his own life on September 18. His parents, Ravindra and Sonali Wakode, have filed a petition in the Bombay High Court requesting an investigation into their son's death. They want the inquiry transferred to either the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or a Special Investigation Team (SIT), and for a retired High Court judge to oversee the probe.

Additionally, they have filed a separate plea to a special court under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. This petition seeks updates on six representations Sahil's father has made to the police, along with orders to safeguard evidence and address the alleged unauthorized release of CCTV footage, private phone conversations, his apology letter, and other information.

The incident allegedly followed Sahil being caught using his mobile phone during an examination at the institute. Sahil's parents are accusing IIT-Bombay officials of abetment to suicide, citing "acts and illegal omissions" by individuals in authority.