Police are also probing the allegation that Sahil Wakode used ChatGPT to answer questions during the examination.
Police are also investigating the allegation that Wakode used ChatGPT to answer questions during the examination. The circumstances surrounding the examination and the events that followed are part of the ongoing probe.
Doolla was questioned at a Crime Branch unit in the western suburbs over the allegations made by Wakode’s family following the student’s death. Investigators questioned him about the events leading up to Wakode’s death and his interactions with the student.
Wakode was found hanging in his hostel room on the IIT-Bombay campus in Powai on September 18, hours after he was allegedly caught using a mobile phone during a mid-semester examination.
Doolla denied the allegations during questioning, according to sources. Wakode’s family had named Doolla in their complaint to the police and in the FIR, alleging that the professor had harassed their son. The police are now likely to summon IIT-Bombay director Shireesh Kedare to record his statement as part of the investigation. The Crime Branch is examining CCTV footage from the examination hall as part of its investigation.