00:00The other big story that we are tracking is coming to us from Mumbai today.
00:03Fresh action has been seen in the Sahil case in IIT Mumbai as the student protests intensified.
00:11He's a Dalit student. His death raised serious questions over accountability, institutional response as well.
00:17IIT Bombay has apologised for the earlier statement on Sahil's death and removed the professor, Mr. Dula, as the dean.
00:24Mumbai police have also booked the professor in an alleged abatment to suicide case with the SCSD Act now invoked
00:30following a complaint by Sahil's parents.
00:33But students are demanding an independent investigation and public apology and even administrative accountability.
00:39On the other hand, there are those who are saying, well, he was caught cheating.
00:43He was uploading the question paper on to Chad GPT.
00:48And then there are the others, especially Sahil's parents, who are saying, even then, what exactly was the conversation that
00:55happened between him and the teacher, which could possibly have led to this extreme step?
01:02Nobody really knows the truth behind this really murky case, one that has caught the imagination of students at IIT
01:10Bombay.
01:11Here are the details.
01:15A 20-year-old IIT Bombay student was found dead and now questions are mounting.
01:22Sahil Vakode's death has triggered protests, police action and a fresh controversy at one of India's premier institutions.
01:31In a major development, IIT Bombay has taken a U-turn and apologised for its earlier statement on Sahil's death.
01:38IIT Bombay admits Sahil's death is still under probe and events before his death should not have been stated as
01:45facts.
01:47Earlier, IIT Bombay had maintained that no discipline reaction was initiated against Sahil after he was caught using phone and
01:55AI during examination.
01:57The Institute had said that he was counselled and assured that the incident would not affect his academic career.
02:03But the controversy is far from over.
02:06Students intensified their protests outside the campus on Monday, demanding answers and accountability.
02:12Several protesters were detained by the police.
02:44The immediate demand is resignation.
02:45Bombay removed Professor Suryanarayan Dulla as Dean.
02:49He was reportedly the professor who informed institute authorities after the alleged examination malpractice.
02:56Mumbai police have now booked the professor in an abetment to suicide case.
03:00The BNS and SCST Act have also been invoked following a complaint by Sahil's parents.
03:07Sahil's family has alleged that he was tortured and killed.
03:30But some students contradict.
03:56Sahil, a second-year BTEC student, was found dead in his hostel room on September 18, hours
04:02after he was allegedly caught using a mobile phone during an examination.
04:05A young life lost, a family demanding justice, and an institution facing difficult questions.
04:12The probe continues.
04:14With Mustafa Sheikh in Mumbai, Bureau Report, India Today.
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