Ravindra and Sonali Wakode, parents of deceased IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, have demanded urgent police protection as their hunger strike at Azad Maidan enters its fourth day, where student unions and activist groups have extended their support.

Police appeal

In a letter to the commissioner of police, their lawyer, Advocate Nikhil Kamble, sought urgent security for the couple against possible intimidation or pressure. Ravindra Wakode had earlier filed an FIR under abetment to suicide and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The case is being investigated by the Crime Branch. The parents are demanding the speedy arrest of the IIT-B professor and director named in the FIR.