In Photos | IIT Bombay Students Seek Student Welfare Reforms, After Sahil Wakode Suicide Case
Students at IIT Bombay have called for reforms to the institute’s student welfare system and stronger mental health support, following concerns that emerged after the death by suicide of student Sahil Wakode.
Police personnel stand guard outside IIT Bombay after the recent death by suicide of a second year B Tech student Sahil Wakode, in Mumbai, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Faculty members of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Bombay) hold a march in the institute’s campus to support Suryanarayana Doolla, who was removed as Dean of Administrative Affairs amid protests by students over the suicide of a 22-year-old student, in Mumbai, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Faculty members of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Bombay) hold a march in the institute’s campus to support Suryanarayana Doolla, who was removed as Dean of Administrative Affairs amid protests by students over the suicide of a 22-year-old student, in Mumbai, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. |Photo: PTI
Demonstrators stage a candlelight protest to pay tribute to the suicide victims of IIT Bombay, in Mumbai, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Demonstrators stage a candlelight protest to pay tribute to the suicide victims of IIT Bombay, in Mumbai. | Photo: PTI
Police personnel stand guard as students protest following the death of a 22-year-old Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay student, who died by suicide in his hostel room after he was allegedly caught using a mobile phone during an examination, at the Powai campus, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Security personnel stand guard as students stage a protest following the death of a 22-year-old Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay student, who died by suicide in his hostel room after he was allegedly caught using a mobile phone during an examination, at IIT Bombay, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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