{
  "id": 8864398,
  "title": "Who Is Suryanarayana Doolla? IIT Bombay Professor Booked In Sahil Wakode’s Death Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/who-is-suryanarayana-doolla-iit-bombay-professor-booked-in-sahil",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T06:25:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/who-is-suryanarayana-doolla-iit-bombay-professor-booked-in-sahil-wakodes-death-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, a faculty member in IIT Bombay's Department of Energy Science and Engineering, has been linked to the death of student Sahil Wakode and subsequent protests. Doolla has been with IIT Bombay for over 15 years, holding positions in academic and administrative roles. His research focuses on power systems, smart grids, microgrids, renewable energy integration and energy efficiency. Despite his academic reputation, Doolla is currently under scrutiny following Wakode's death and the ensuing controversy.",
  "summary": "Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, a faculty member in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering (DESE) at IIT Bombay, has come under scrutiny following the death of second-year student Sahil Wakode and the protests that followed on the institute campus. Doolla has been associated with IIT Bombay for more than 15 years and has held several academic and administrative positions at the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "IIT Bombay suicide case: Zoho's Sridhar Vembu backs Prof Doolla booked over 'casteist slurs' — SC/ST Act ‘weaponised’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/iit-bombay-suicide-case-zohos-sridhar-vembu-backs-prof-doolla-booked",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:36:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "IIT Bombay suicide case: IIT-B apologises over communication concerning Sahil’s death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/iit-bombay-suicide-case-iit-b-apologises-over-communication",
        "published": "2026-09-21T06:55:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "IIT Bombay Denies Director's Resignation, Issues Apology For Earlier Statement On Sahil Wakode’s Death: 'Details Remain Under Investigation'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/iit-bombay-denies-directors-resignation-issues-apology-for-earlier",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:13:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}