{"id":28016,"date":"2026-09-24T05:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T05:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28016"},"modified":"2026-09-24T05:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T05:06:50","slug":"rahul-gandhi-speaks-to-iit-b-student-sahil-wakodes-parents-assures-all-help-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28016","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Gandhi speaks to IIT-B student Sahil Wakode\u2019s parents, assures all help | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134451816,imgsize-670008,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/rahul-gandhi-held-a-video-call-with-sahil-wakodes-parents-to-offer-support-after-their-sons-death.jpg\" alt=\"Rahul Gandhi speaks to IIT-B student Sahil Wakode\u2019s parents, assures all help\" title=\"Rahul Gandhi held a video call with Sahil Wakode's parents to offer support after their son's death.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rahul Gandhi held a video call with Sahil Wakode's parents to offer support after their son's death.\">Rahul Gandhi held a video call with Sahil Wakode&#8217;s parents to offer support after their son&#8217;s death.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Congress leader <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rahul-gandhi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rahul Gandhi<\/a> spoke to the parents of deceased <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/iit-bombay\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IIT Bombay<\/a> student Sahil Wakode and assured them of all possible help in their fight to seek justice for their son, party sources said told PTI on Thrusday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Rahul Gandhi made a video call to Ravindra and Sonali Wakode while they were travelling to Mumbai from Washim district, the sources told PTI. During the nearly 17 minute call, Gandhi told the couple that he was with them and assured them of all help.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib and Maharashtra unit chief Shivraj More were also present with Sahil\u2019s parents during the call.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The conversation comes amid growing protests and demands for an independent probe into Sahil\u2019s death. <!-- -->His parents have alleged that their son faced caste based discrimination and mental harassment at IIT Bombay and have sought action against those they hold responsible.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Sahil, a second year BTech student at IIT Bombay, was found hanging in his hostel room on the evening of September 18. His death occurred hours after he was allegedly caught using a mobile phone to access ChatGPT during a mid semester examination.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The examination incident became a key focus of the case after Sahil was allegedly stopped by a professor and taken out of the examination hall. CCTV footage from the hall, aired by some television channels on Wednesday, reportedly shows Sahil\u2019s movements before the professor approaches him and leads him away.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The Mumbai Police Crime Branch is investigating the death. An FIR has been registered alleging abetment to suicide on grounds of caste discrimination. Faculty member Suryanarayan Doolla, who has been named in the FIR, has been sent on leave to facilitate an impartial investigation.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>IIT Bombay has maintained that its SC\/ST cell had not received a complaint from Sahil before his death. The institute has also constituted a 10 member committee to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Sahil\u2019s parents have announced that they will begin an indefinite hunger strike outside the IIT Bombay gate from 11 am on Thursday. Their demands include a thorough investigation into the circumstances preceding their son\u2019s death and action based on the findings of the probe.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/rahul-gandhi-speaks-to-iit-b-student-sahil-wakodes-parents-assures-all-help\/articleshow\/134451801.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahul Gandhi held a video call with Sahil Wakode&#8217;s parents to offer support after their son&#8217;s death. 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