{
  "id": 8734947,
  "title": "IIT Bombay Student Dies By Suicide After Exam Incident; Crime Branch Takes Over Probe Into Circumstances",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/iit-bombay-student-dies-by-suicide-after-exam-incident-crime-branch",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T16:45:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/iit-bombay-student-dies-by-suicide-after-exam-incident-crime-branch-takes-over-probe-into-circumstances"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A second-year student of IIT Bombay's Department of Energy Science and Engineering took his own life on Friday evening, after being caught using a mobile phone during an exam earlier that day. The case is now under investigation by the Mumbai Crime Branch, examining the circumstances of the student's death. According to IIT Bombay, the student was found using his phone in the examination hall while attempting to cheat by uploading the question paper to ChatGPT. No disciplinary action was taken against the student following the incident, which was instead addressed through counseling by the instructor and department head. The student returned to his hostel room later that evening, where he was found deceased. IIT Bombay expressed deep regret over the tragedy and pledged to provide support to those affected. The details of the investigation are still pending.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: A second-year student of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay died by suicide in his hostel room on Friday evening, after he was found using a mobile phone during an examination earlier in the day. The case is now being investigated by the Mumbai Crime Branch, which has taken over the probe into the circumstances surrounding the student's death. Student Allegedly…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "IIT Bombay Faculty Forum Backs Professor Suryanarayana Doolla Amid Concerns Over Reputation After Student Death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/iit-bombay-faculty-forum-backs-professor-suryanarayana-doolla-amid",
        "published": "2026-09-20T14:37:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Crime branch to probe IIT-Bombay student death case; faculty forum backs professor named in FIR",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/crime-branch-to-probe-iit-bombay-student-death-case-faculty-forum",
        "published": "2026-09-20T17:06:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}