On September 18, 2026, Sahil Wakode, a BTech student from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay died by suicide. Wakode’s parents have alleged that their son faced casteist harassment from a professor on campus.
Students mounted protests after the suicide and submitted an 18-point memorandum to the institution, demanding a fair investigation and better support systems for students.
After three days of protests, media outlets reported that the institute’s director signed the memorandum, indicating that the demands would be considered. On September 24, the institute announced that a ten-member committee would investigate the incident.
The previous month, IIT Delhi had also seen protests after the death by suicide of a student, named Rishikesh Kumar. The institution’s students demanded that an external inquiry committee be formed, and that the student’s family be compensated, and also called for broader policy changes.
The students paused their protests after six days, after the institution formed the committee – Kumar’s parents declined compensation.
Many students told Scroll that the protesting IIT students had been inspired by the protest launched by the Cockroach Janata Party in July. “There are student protests happening all over the country so, even we felt emboldened to raise our issues,” said one student from IIT Bombay. “For the first time, we are seeing that protests...
from Scroll.in https://scroll.in/article/1096009/what-explains-the-recent-wave-of-protests-at-the-iits?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=public https://sc0.blr1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/article/215737-cabsrouwsf-1790347190.jpeg
via
0 Comments