{
  "id": 9307913,
  "title": "Maharashtra Minister Pratap Sarnaik Denies Caste-Based Angle In IIT Bombay Student Death Case Days After Parents Allege Harassment| VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/maharashtra-minister-pratap-sarnaik-denies-caste-based-angle-in-iit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T08:43:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-minister-pratap-sarnaik-denies-caste-based-angle-in-iit-bombay-student-death-case-days-after-parents-allege-harassment-video-mumbai-news"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai: Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday rejected allegations of a caste angle in the death of 22-year-old IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, saying the matter was under investigation and the facts would emerge soon. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Sarnaik said, \"The student's father has filed a complaint. The student was from Vidarbha, and some political people are trying…",
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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."
}