Archive · 21 Sep 2026
IIT Bombay Student Sahil Wakode’s Final Rites Held
Sahil Wakode was a 20-year-old student at IIT Bombay.
He was allegedly found dead in his hostel room on September 18.
His body was taken to his hometown, Yavatmal, after doctors performed a post-mortem examination.
His parents held his final rites on Sunday.
Police are investigating what happened.
They are checking campus security-camera footage and his mobile phone.
Sahil’s father plans to meet senior police officers to ask about the investigation.
Thousands of students protested on campus after his death, and many police officers were sent there to manage the situation.
Sahil Wakode, a 20-year-old IIT Bombay student, was taken to Yavatmal after a post-mortem examination.
His parents performed his final rites on Sunday, advocate Nikhil Kamble said.
Wakode’s father plans to meet senior Mumbai Police officials within three to four days for an investigation update.
The Mumbai Crime Branch is examining CCTV footage and a mobile phone seized from Wakode’s room; no arrest had been made by Sunday.
Around 6,000 students protested on the IIT Bombay campus, prompting the deployment of at least 150 police personnel.
- Who
- Sahil Wakode, a 20-year-old second-year IIT Bombay student; his parents, father, Mumbai Crime Branch investigators, and protesting students.
- What
- Wakode’s final rites were held in Yavatmal while the Mumbai Crime Branch continued investigating his alleged suicide.
- When
- Wakode was allegedly found dead on September 18; his final rites were held on Sunday, and his father is expected to visit Mumbai within three to four days.
- Where
- Wakode was allegedly found in Hostel No. 4 at IIT Bombay’s Powai campus; his final rites were held in Yavatmal.
- Why
- His father plans to seek an update on the investigation, while students protested following Wakode’s death.
- Student
- Sahil Wakode, 20, a second-year student of Energy Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay
- Reported death
- Wakode was allegedly found dead by suicide on September 18
- Location
- Single-occupancy room on the fourth floor of Hostel No. 4 at IIT Bombay’s Powai campus
- Investigation
- The Mumbai Crime Branch has taken over the case
- Evidence being examined
- CCTV footage and a mobile phone seized from Wakode’s room
- Protest turnout
- Around 6,000 students protested for nearly 10 hours
- Police deployment
- At least 150 police personnel, including senior officers, were deployed on campus
- Arrests
- No arrest had been made in connection with the case by Sunday