File pic of Ravindra and Sonali Wakode, parents of IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode, on a hunger strike at Azad Maidan last month
Mumbai: The father of IIT-B student Sahil Wakode, who died by suicide on Sept 18, has demanded registration of a separate FIR against police personnel and others allegedly responsible for leaking CCTV footage, private telephone conversations and personal information relating to his son. Police are probing a case of abetment to suicide against professor Suryanarayana Doolla on the complaint of Sahil’s parents.
He has also invoked provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, seeking protection of the rights guaranteed under the legislation. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Mumbai | Silver Rate in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai | Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Petrol Price in Mumbai | Diesel Price in Mumbai | CNG Price in Mumbai | LPG Price in Mumbai Stay updated with the latest Mumbai news.
In a complaint submitted through his advocate, Siddharth Ingale, Ravindra Wakode alleged that sensitive material connected with the ongoing probe had been selectively circulated among media organisations in the name of “police sources”, creating a one-sided narrative about his deceased son’s character and potentially influencing the course of the investigation. Ravindra alleged that after the transfer of the probe to the crime branch, CCTV footage, purported telephone conversations between Sahil and a female friend, and other personal details began appearing in media reports. He claimed that the disclosures were not merely breaches of confidentiality but attempts to shape public opinion, divert attention from the central issues surrounding his son’s death and interfere with the investigative and judicial processes. The complaint called for an investigation into who accessed the material, who authorised its disclosure and how it leaked. It also sought to establish whether police officers or others associated with the investigation played a role in the alleged leaks. Ravindra demanded that investigators identify and question those who received the material, the individuals who supplied it and any police personnel found to be involved. He also sought the immediate preservation and forensic examination of electronic evidence, including digital records, messages, access logs and transmission records, to establish the chain through which the information was shared. The complaint further called for an examination of possible links between those responsible for the disclosures and whether the circulation of such information was intended to influence witnesses or obstruct the investigation. Citing provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Information Technology Act, and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Ravindra sought criminal proceedings against those responsible. He urged the authorities to initiate departmental proceedings against any police personnel found responsible, in addition to criminal action wherever offences are established. Download the TOI App.