IIT-B student Sahil Wakode died by suicide on Friday
Campus exit gates were barricaded after 70-80 placard-carrying students appeared ready to stage a sit-in on the main road. Their number rose to 6,000 within a few hours. At least 150 personnel from Powai, Sakinaka, Meghwadi, Jogeshwari, Andheri and MIDC police stations were deployed at IIT-B’s Powai campus to manage the situation. The deployment included additional commissioner of police Abhinav Deshmukh, deputy commissioner of police Datta Nalawade and three assistant commissioners who along with the force controlled the students for over 10 hours.
Wakode’s father is expected to meet the joint commissioner of police for an update in the death by suicide case, lawyer Nikhil Kamble said. Investigators will examine CCTV footage and his seized phone, a Powai police officer said. No arrest had been made until Sunday.
As IIT-B students continued to protest against the death by suicide of second-year BTech student Wakode on the campus, police prevented them from moving onto Adi Shankaracharya Marg, which connects to Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, around 7pm, an officer told TOI on Sunday.
Mumbai: The final rites of IIT-B student Sahil Wakode were completed in his hometown in Yavatmal on Sunday, a day after his family claimed his body after post-mortem examination.
Mumbai Police Investigate Student’s Death at IIT-Bombay
The Mumbai crime branch has initiated an investigation into the death of Wakode, a second-year energy science student at IIT-Bombay. His body was discovered in his hostel room shortly after he was reportedly caught using a mobile phone during an examination on Friday. The circumstances surrounding his death are currently under scrutiny as authorities seek to determine the events leading up to this tragic incident.