“IIT Bombay Student Dies By Suicide After Being Caught Using ChatGPT During Exam; Parents Allege Caste Discrimination, SC/ST Act Invoked”, TheCommuneMag, 21 Sep 2026.
“The parents of a 22-year-old IIT Bombay student who died by suicide have alleged caste discrimination and institutional harassment, following which police have registered a case of abetment of suicide and invoked provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, as reported in India Today.
Sahil Ravindra Wakode, a second-year BTech student in the Energy Science and Engineering department, was found dead in his hostel room at IIT Bombay’s Powai campus on Friday evening.
Sahil’s mother alleged that her son had been subjected to torture and said the family was seeking justice.
DCP Dutt Nalawade said police had registered a case against several people named in a complaint submitted by Sahil’s father. He said the investigation would examine the circumstances surrounding the death from all angles.
Police had initially registered an accidental death report. Officials said no suicide note was recovered.
Sahil’s death occurred hours after he was reportedly found using a mobile phone during an examination. IIT Bombay said Sahil had uploaded the question paper to ChatGPT to obtain answers. The institute maintained that no disciplinary proceedings had been initiated against him……….”
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