The Mumbai Crime Branch has recorded IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla’s statement in the Sahil Wakode death by suicide case, with him denying caste-based harassment allegations. The probe now turns on witness accounts, digital evidence and sustained student protests seeking accountability and an independent inquiry.

The parents of IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode began a hunger strike in Mumbai, demanding action against those they accuse of tormenting him amid allegations of caste discrimination.