Caste Based Harassment Claims Spark Crisis at IIT Bombay The news from Powai has sent shockwaves through India's academic circles: a professor from IIT Bombay, Suryanarayana Doolla, has been named in an FIR related to the death by suicide of 20 year old Sahil Wakode, a second year student in the energy science section.
The case is particularly notable for its alleged connection to caste based harassment claims that have long plagued India's top institutions.
Wakode was caught using his phone during an exam on Friday and found dead in his hostel room shortly after.