Archive · 3 Oct 2026
IIT Bombay Director Questioned Over Sahil Wakode’s Death
Police in Mumbai asked IIT Bombay Director Shireesh Kedare questions about student Sahil Wakode’s death.
Kedare’s statement-taking lasted nearly 10 hours.
Police also spoke with Professor Suryanarayan Doolla.
Wakode was 20 and died by suicide on September 18.
He was allegedly found with a mobile phone during a mid-semester exam.
Doolla reportedly caught the alleged exam-rule violation.
Allegations said Wakode had been subjected to casteist remarks.
Kedare and Doolla denied those allegations and said the institute followed its procedures.
Mumbai police recorded IIT Bombay Director Shireesh Kedare’s statement for nearly 10 hours on Friday.
Police also recorded the statement of Professor Suryanarayan Doolla.
Both men denied allegations that Sahil Wakode faced casteist remarks and said institutional procedures were followed.
Wakode, 20, died by suicide on September 18.
He was allegedly found with a mobile phone during a mid-semester examination, and Doolla reportedly caught the alleged exam malpractice.
- Who
- IIT Bombay Director Shireesh Kedare and Professor Suryanarayan Doolla; student Sahil Wakode.
- What
- Mumbai police recorded statements from Kedare and Doolla in connection with Wakode’s death.
- When
- Friday; Wakode died on September 18. The year is not stated.
- Where
- Mumbai; the incident involved IIT Bombay.
- Why
- The police inquiry concerns Wakode’s death and allegations that he faced casteist remarks after an alleged exam-rule violation.
Allegations
Denials
Casteist remarks
Allegations
Allegations claimed Wakode had been subjected to casteist remarks.
Denials
Kedare and Doolla denied the allegations.
Institutional procedures
Allegations
The circumstances described include an alleged exam incident involving a mobile phone; the report does not provide a separate account alleging procedural failures.
Denials
Kedare and Doolla maintained that procedures were followed in accordance with institutional guidelines.
- Student
- Sahil Wakode, 20
- Date of death
- September 18; year not stated
- Director questioned
- Shireesh Kedare, IIT Bombay director
- Statement duration
- Nearly 9–10 hours
- Other statement recorded
- Professor Suryanarayan Doolla
- Exam allegation
- Wakode was allegedly found with a mobile phone during a mid-semester examination
- Response to casteist-remarks allegation
- Kedare and Doolla denied it and said institutional procedures were followed