{
  "id": 8892794,
  "title": "IIT Bombay Suspends Professor Suryanarayana Doolla As Dean With Immediate Effect Amid Probe Into Student Sahil Wakode’s Death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/iit-bombay-suspends-professor-suryanarayana-doolla-as-dean-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T09:01:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/iit-bombay-suspends-professor-suryanarayana-doolla-as-dean-with-immediate-effect-amid-probe-into-student-sahil-wakodes-death"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "IIT Bombay has suspended Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, the Dean, immediately following an investigation into the death of student Sahil Wakode. The institute retracted earlier claims that Doolla discovered the student cheating in an exam. The student allegedly used a mobile phone during an examination and had uploaded the question paper to ChatGPT to seek answers. No disciplinary action was taken against the student after a counseling session. However, Doolla reported the incident to authorities as academic malpractice. The student was found dead in his hostel room on Friday evening. The Mumbai Police has registered a First Information Report against Doolla, alleging harassment and casteist slurs over the past three months.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: IIT Bombay on Monday suspended the deanship of Professor Suryanarayana Doolla with immediate effect and issued a formal apology retracting its earlier characterizations of the incident. The decision on suspension was taken by IIT Bombay Director Shireesh B. Kedare. The insititute also clarified that Kedare had not resigned as director as had been claimed in certain reports. In an official…",
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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": "Free Press Journal",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-21T06:25:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}