IIT-Bombay Administration Signs 18-Point Charter Following Student Protests Over Sahil Wakode's Death

IIT-Bombay Director Professor Shireesh Kedare signed an 18-point charter submitted by protesting students following the death by suicide of 20-year-old student Sahil Wakode on September 18. The charter calls for an independent investigation into Wakode's death, action against the professor who was invigilating his examination, improved mental health services including a 24-hour psychiatrist-on-call facility, and assurances against action over the peaceful protest. The Mumbai Crime Branch is investigating the case following an FIR filed by Wakode's parents.

The dispute at IIT-Bombay moved into a new stage after the institution's administration consented to act on an 18-point list of demands put forward by students engaged in the protest. After nearly three hours of talks with students gathered near the campus entrance, Director Professor Shireesh Kedare put his signature to the document. This follows a period marked by the passing of Sahil Wakode, a 20-year-old student who took his own life on 18 September. Pupils have called for an independent inquiry into Wakode's death and for disciplinary measures against Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, who was overseeing the examination at the time. The document additionally calls for round-the-clock on-site psychiatric support, a concrete implementation roadmap, and a guarantee that participants in the non-violent demonstration will face no repercussions. A first information report lodged at the behest of Wakode's family has prompted the Mumbai Crime Branch to take up the matter.

IIT-Bombay Administration Signs 18-Point Charter Following Student Protests Over Sahil Wakode's Death

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