The parents of the deceased IIT Bombay student filed a petition demanding an investigation by either the Central Bureau of Investigation or a court-monitored Special Investigation Team. They allege that a professor subjected their son to mental torture and caste-based humiliation after an alleged exam hall infraction, rather than following established protocols. Mumbai police have already registered an abetment to suicide case against the named faculty member, and the family is now pressing for urgent judicial intervention.
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The family is seeking judicial monitoring by a retired Bombay High Court judge to guarant…: The family is seeking judicial monitoring by a retired Bombay High Court judge to guarantee an independent inquiry.
Petitioners want immediate preservation of CCTV footage from the exam hall, corridors, an…: Petitioners want immediate preservation of CCTV footage from the exam hall, corridors, and the department head's office.
The plea requests witness protection for students and staff alongside restrictions on sel…: The plea requests witness protection for students and staff alongside restrictions on selective evidence leaks to the media.
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MUMBAI: Ravindra and Sonali Wakode, parents of
IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, 20, who on September 18 had died by suicide have petitioned the Bombay high court to seek a “fair and independent investigation” either by the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or by a
Special Investigation Team (SIT) into his death and immediate preservation of evidence and protection of witnesses.
The parents in the petition, alleged harassment under the Atrocities Act and said a student who secured a seat on merit “shockingly committed suicide due to abetment by the accused…on caste based humiliation.’’
The Mumbai police had lodged an FIR for abetment of suicide against IIT professor Suryanarayan Doolla.
The second year BTech student belonged to a scheduled caste and was the only child of his parents.
The parents seek that the probe should be directed specifically to the abetment of suicide by actions and illegal omissions made by persons in authority at the IIT and also be monitored by a retired Bombay HC Judge.
The statements of students who “suffered at the hands of the accused’’ be recorded…
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