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In Photos: IIT-B student Sahil Wakode’s parents seek probe, arrest over alleged harassment
Updated On: 23 September, 2026 09:48 AM IST | Janhavi Pingale
The parents of 20-year-old IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode have sought an investigation and immediate action against those named in the FIR following their son’s death on September 18. (Pics/PTI)

Ravindra Wakode (third from right) and Sonali Wakode address the media at the Crime Branch office in Bandra West. PICS/ADITI ALURKAR

Ravindra Wakode said the family had raised allegations involving IIT-B faculty members Shireesh Kedare and Prof Suryanarayana Doolla and sought a probe into the circumstances surrounding Sahil’s death

Sahil’s mother Sonali Wakode, who said she is a teacher, appealed for justice for her son and sought CCTV footage from the examination to establish what happened on campus

Ravindra Wakode, father of IIT-B student Sahil Wakode, speaks to the media at the Crime Branch office in Bandra West, Mumbai, while seeking an investigation into his son’s death

According to his parents, Sahil met them on September 13 and spoke about difficulties he was facing at the institute days before his death on September 18

Sahil Wakode’s parents have alleged that their son faced harassment following an examination at IIT Bombay and have sought immediate action against those named in the FIR
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