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CCTV footage from exam hall, hostel show last moments of IIT Bombay student who died by suicide
The Mumbai Police Crime Branch is analyzing CCTV footage from the examination hall, campus, and hostel to reconstruct the final movements of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode before he died on September 18.
Wakode, 22, died Friday evening hours after a professor questioned him about alleged "academic malpractice" involving a mobile phone and ChatGPT during an examination.
CCTV captured him entering his hostel room at approximately 1:25 PM, with footage showing "After leaving the examination hall, Sahil moved across the campus. He reached his hostel room at approximately 1:25 PM. He did not step out of the room thereafter," a Crime Branch official said.
Following a complaint from Wakode's parents, Powai Police registered an FIR on Saturday under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, alleging caste-based harassment.
The Crime Branch is likely to summon Professor Suryanarayana Doolla for questioning as investigators cross-reference camera feeds to map exact movements, while security remains stepped up at the campus amid ongoing tensions.
Recent CCTV footage shows Sahil Wakode being escorted out of the IIT Bombay examination hall. He is also seen being questioned during the exam. The Crime Branch is now investigating Sahil's activities and the circumstances surrounding his death using this footage.