Protest at IIT Bombay over student death results in detentions

Summary

Mumbai Police detained the parents of deceased student Sahil Wakode and several IIT Bombay students during a protest on Sunday. Demonstrators are demanding an independent investigation into allegations of caste discrimination and the arrest of a professor. The detentions followed protests both inside the campus and at the institute's main gate in Powai.

• Mumbai Police detained Sahil Wakode's parents and several students on Sunday. dailypioneer.com
• Parents are demanding an independent probe into allegations of caste discrimination. freepressjournal.in
• Around 10 IIT-Bombay students were detained by police on Sunday. timesofindia.indiatimes.com
• Protesters are seeking the arrest of a professor in connection with the student's death. timesofindia.indiatimes.com
• Police detained at least 16 students outside the main gate in Powai. mid-day.com

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Sources (6)

1. Sahil Wakode’s parents, IIT Bombay students detained during protest demanding justicedailypioneer.com · 18 Oct, 12:45 UTC(opens in new tab)
2. IIT Bombay protests: Sahil Wakode’s parents detained again, taken to Azad Maidanmid-day.com · 18 Oct, 14:15 UTC(opens in new tab)
3. IIT Bombay Student Sahil Wakodefreepressjournal.in · 18 Oct, 15:15 UTC(opens in new tab)
4. IIT-Bombay students detained during month-long protest over Sahil Wakode’s death; parents seek professor’s arresttimesofindia.indiatimes.com · 18 Oct, 08:15 UTC(opens in new tab)
5. IIT Bombay protests: Mumbai Police detain protesters, take at least 16 studentsmid-day.com · 18 Oct, 09:30 UTC(opens in new tab)
6. IIT-B student death case: Police detain Sahil Wakode’s parents, clear protest sitethehindu.com · 18 Oct, 15:30 UTC(opens in new tab)

Timeline

1. 18 Oct, 12:39 UTCFirst detected in GDELT event stream
2. 18 Oct, 16:00 UTC6 reports collected from 5 outlets
3. 18 Oct, 16:01 UTCSources analyzed and verification label set
4. 18 Oct, 16:00 UTCLast updated

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