He called back a few days later to complain that he was being subjected to caste slurs and being discriminated against. Be patient, wait it out, his father advised him , pointing at the big, bright future that lay ahead of him. IIT Bombay student Sahil Wokade last met his parents on September 13.
The details and circumstances leading up to the incident remain subject to investigation by the appropriate authorities,” read the post.
“We apologise for the statements contained in our earlier communication concerning the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate demise of Sahil.
The victim’s father spotlighted how the IIT backtracked from its earlier statement about cheating, asking what more proof does one need.
On Monday, IIT Bombay backtracked on its earlier statements, in which it claimed that Sahil cheated in an exam using ChatGPT, linking his death to it. Faculty member Suryanarayan Doolla has been named in the FIR in the case, which alleges abetment to suicide on grounds of caste discrimination . He has been charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The student’s death case was transferred to the Crime Branch on September 19 for further probe following widespread student protests on campus.
It further stated, “In view of the ongoing investigation, it was inappropriate to have set out or characterised details relating to the events preceding his demise before they had been duly established through the appropriate investigative process.”
