{
  "id": 8864396,
  "title": "'If A Student Is Caught Cheating, It Is Normal To Admonish Him': Cong Leader Shama Mohamed Backs IIT Bombay Professor After Student Suicide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/if-a-student-is-caught-cheating-it-is-normal-to-admonish-him-cong",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T06:28:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/if-a-student-is-caught-cheating-it-is-normal-to-admonish-him-cong-leader-shama-mohamed-backs-iit-bombay-professor-after-student-suicide"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: Congress spokesperson Dr Shama Mohamed has expressed her support for IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla following the suicide of student Sahil Wakode. Mohamed stated that it is a normal disciplinary practice to reprimand a student caught cheating during an examination. She also advocated for the establishment of mental health therapists in colleges to aid student wellbeing. \"If a student is caught cheating, it is normal to admonish him and ask him to leave the room,\" she emphasized. Furthermore, Mohamed encouraged students who faced caste-based harassment to approach the SC/ST department. Her comments come amid allegations by Wakode's family that he experienced caste-based harassment, a claim IIT Bombay has denied. \"In this suicide, I stand with Professor Doolla,\" Mohamed declared.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Congress national spokesperson Dr Shama Mohamed has backed IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla following the death of student Sahil Wakode by suicide, saying that admonishing a student caught cheating during an examination was a normal disciplinary practice. In a post on X, Mohamed said students who faced caste-based harassment should approach the SC/ST department, while also…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Who Is Suryanarayana Doolla? IIT Bombay Professor At Centre Of Student Suicide Row",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/who-is-suryanarayana-doolla-iit-bombay-professor-at-centre-of-student",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:57:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Who is Suryanarayana Doolla? IIT Bombay professor in focus in student suicide case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/who-is-suryanarayana-doolla-iit-bombay-professor-in-focus-in-student",
        "published": "2026-09-21T09:16:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}