In Photos | IIT Bombay Students Seek Student Welfare Reforms, After Sahil Wakode Suicide Case

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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.

Mumbai Police FIR IIT Bombay
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
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Mumbai Police FIR IIT Bombay
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
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Mumbai Crime Branch IIT Bombay investigation
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
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Justice for Sahil Wakode
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
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IIT Bombay student protest
Demonstrators stage a candlelight protest to pay tribute to the suicide victims of IIT Bombay, in Mumbai, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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IIT Bombay student exam cheating allegation
Demonstrators stage a candlelight protest to pay tribute to the suicide victims of IIT Bombay, in Mumbai. | Photo: PTI
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IIT Bombay student death
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
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IIT Bombay Student suicide
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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