Archive · 24 Sep 2026
CCTV Footage Shows Sahil Wakode During IIT Bombay Exam
Sahil Wakode was a 20-year-old student at IIT Bombay.
He was found dead in his hostel room on September 18.
New camera footage shows him taking an examination.
The footage appears to show him looking at or giving a phone to a teacher.
The teacher then speaks with him and asks him to leave the room.
The camera has no sound, so it cannot explain exactly what they said.
It also cannot show what happened after Sahil left the room.
Police are checking more cameras, speaking with students and trying to examine his phone.
His family and supporters are asking for a fair investigation and justice.
Fresh CCTV footage shows Sahil Wakode writing an examination and interacting with a professor or invigilator.
Reports describe Wakode looking at or apparently handing over a mobile phone before being asked to leave the examination hall.
The footage has no audio and does not establish the full conversation or what happened after Wakode left.
Mumbai Crime Branch is reviewing classroom, lobby and campus footage and recording student statements to reconstruct events.
Wakode’s family and Youth Congress members are demanding justice, while investigators seek to unlock his iPhone and urge the public to avoid speculation.
- Who
- Sahil Ravindra Wakode, a 20-year-old second-year BTech student at IIT Bombay; Mumbai Police and the Mumbai Crime Branch are investigating.
- What
- An investigation is examining the events surrounding Wakode’s death, including his alleged phone use during an examination and his interaction with an invigilator.
- When
- Wakode was found dead on September 18; the CCTV footage emerged during the ongoing investigation.
- Where
- IIT Bombay, including the examination hall, lobby, campus premises and Wakode’s hostel room.
- Why
- Investigators are reconstructing Wakode’s movements and examining what happened before and after he left the examination hall.
Family and Supporters
Institute and Investigators
Arrests and accountability
Family and Supporters
Wakode’s father, Ravindra Wakode, has demanded the immediate arrest of the two people named as accused in the FIR and questioned why no arrests had occurred.
Institute and Investigators
Mumbai Police says it is conducting a diligent and impartial investigation, examining all possible angles before drawing conclusions.
Examination allegations
Family and Supporters
Wakode’s family and Youth Congress criticized IIT Bombay’s initial communication about allegations that he used a phone or ChatGPT during the examination.
Institute and Investigators
IIT Bombay initially alleged that Wakode used a mobile phone and uploaded the question paper to ChatGPT, but later apologized for characterizing the circumstances before investigators established the facts.
Meaning of the footage
Family and Supporters
The family and supporters regard the footage as relevant to understanding Wakode’s interaction with institute staff before his death.
Institute and Investigators
Investigators say the footage is being examined alongside other evidence, but its lack of audio means it does not establish the conversation, subsequent events or the circumstances of Wakode’s death.
- Student
- Sahil Ravindra Wakode was a 20-year-old second-year BTech student in IIT Bombay’s Department of Energy Science and Engineering.
- Date of death
- Wakode was found dead on September 18.
- CCTV footage
- The footage shows Wakode in an examination hall, interacting with a professor or invigilator and leaving the room; reports differ on whether it shows him looking at or handing over a phone.
- Audio limitation
- The CCTV recording does not contain audible dialogue, so the precise conversation cannot be independently established from it.
- Investigation
- The case was transferred from Powai Police Station to the Mumbai Crime Branch and is being investigated as DCB CID C.R. No. 124/2026.
- Digital evidence
- Investigators are seeking technical assistance to unlock Wakode’s iPhone.
- Public response
- Wakode’s family and Youth Congress members have protested or planned protests demanding justice.
Sources
IIT Bombay Student Death Case: Examination Hall CCTV Footage Emerges, Shows Sahil Wakode Handing Mobile Phone To Invigilator
IIT Bombay CCTV footage emerges: Sahil Wakode seen looking at phone in examination hall
