{"id":29551,"date":"2026-09-27T21:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29551"},"modified":"2026-09-27T21:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:37:25","slug":"iit-b-suicide-probe-panel-gets-1-week-extension-parents-to-begin-hunger-strike-on-sept-28-mumbai-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29551","title":{"rendered":"IIT-B suicide probe panel gets 1-week extension, parents to begin hunger strike on Sept 28 | Mumbai 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-134524406,imgsize-1921861,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/img_20260921238fl_2_1_5rlaami0jpg.jpg\" alt=\"IIT-B suicide probe panel gets 1-week extension, parents to begin hunger strike on Sept 28\" title=\"Sahil Wakode\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Mumbai:<\/span> The 10-member committee probing the circumstances surrounding the death of IIT-B student Sahil Wakode has sought a week\u2019s extension from the institute\u2019s board of governors. <!-- -->Sources said the request had been granted and the panel had submitted a detailed plan to the institute\u2019s authorities.<!-- --> \u201cWe cannot complete the entire investigation in a week. For a fair and detailed investigation, we need one more week. And the IIT community is cooperating with us,\u201d said a source.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The extension came as Wakode\u2019s parents prepared to begin a hunger strike at Azad Maidan on Monday, vowing to continue their protest until those responsible for their son\u2019s death are punished. <!-- -->\u201cI do not care even if I get arrested. My son should get justice constitutionally. This is the state of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Phule, Shahu and Ambedkar. I will start my sit-in protest at Azad Maidan. I will continue my fight for justice,\u201d said his father, Ravindra.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Wakode\u2019s parents have alleged that he faced caste discrimination at the institute. They had staged a hunger strike at Azad Maidan on Thursday. Mumbai police\u2019s crime branch is investigating the case of alleged abetment to suicide.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The institute\u2019s board of governors had constituted the inquiry committee last week. Prof Suryanarayana Doolla, named in the FIR alleging caste discrimination and abetment to suicide, has been sent on leave to facilitate an impartial probe.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The committee\u2019s composition, however, has drawn objections from students. At a candlelight march on Friday night, IIT-B students demanded that the panel be reconstituted, alleging that some of its members had expressed support for Doolla.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mumbai\/iit-b-suicide-probe-panel-gets-1-week-extension-parents-to-begin-hunger-strike-on-sept-28\/articleshow\/134524407.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai: The 10-member committee probing the circumstances surrounding the death of IIT-B student Sahil Wakode has sought a week\u2019s extension from the institute\u2019s board of governors. Sources said the request had been granted and the panel had submitted a detailed plan to the institute\u2019s authorities. \u201cWe cannot complete the entire investigation in a week. 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