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Protests and Detentions in Mumbai Following IIT Bombay Student's Death

Bombay, Maharashtra, India · 18 Oct 2026

Location
Bombay, India
Precision
City-level
Timing
Reported as occurred
Sources
10 articles · 8 outlets
First seen
18 Oct, 12:39 UTC
Last updated
2 hours ago

Summary

Student groups and the parents of Sahil Wakode held demonstrations at Azad Maidan and the IIT Bombay campus to demand justice for the student's death. Protesters called for the arrest of specific professors, a transparent investigation, and improved safeguards against caste-based discrimination. Mumbai Police detained numerous protesters, including Wakode's parents and several students, amid allegations of police excess by political figures.

  • Around 10 IIT-Bombay students protesting on campus for the past month were detained by police on Sunday. timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • Twenty-two students of IIT Bombay, including eight allegedly detained twice in a day, were taken into police custody. dailypioneer.com
  • Mumbai Police detained the parents of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode and several students and protesters on Sunday. dailypioneer.com
  • Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad alleged police excess against protesting students during a visit to the Powai campus. freepressjournal.in
  • Actor Imran Khan received a show-cause notice regarding his OCI tag due to his presence at the protest site. hindustantimes.com

Conflicting reports: Sources report different numbers of detained students; Source 4 reports around 10 students were detained, while Source 7 reports 22 students were taken into custody.

AI-generated from the listed sources · google/gemini-3-flash · 2 hours ago

Sources (10)

  1. Sahil Wakode’s parents, IIT Bombay students detained during protest demanding justicedailypioneer.com · 18 Oct, 12:45 UTC(opens in new tab)
  2. https://www.oneindia.com/india/ravi-kishan-says-gen-z-is-patriotic-well-informed-amid-cjp-s-jantar-mantar-protests-8239019.htmloneindia.com · 18 Oct, 14:30 UTC(opens in new tab)
  3. Sahil Wakode death: Parents demand arrest of IIT Bombay professors as student groups protest at Azad Maidanthehindu.com · 18 Oct, 03:42 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. https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/8220unacceptable-for-non-indian-citizens-to-intervene-in-india8217s-internal-affairs8221-chirag-paswan-on-actor-imran-khan8217s-8216leave-india8217-notice20261018140117/aninews.in · 18 Oct, 09:15 UTC(opens in new tab)
  6. ‘Jantar Mantar is Everywhere’: Indian diaspora across the world stage anti-CEC protests after massive Delhi demonstrationshindustantimes.com · 18 Oct, 09:37 UTC(opens in new tab)
  7. Imran Khan gets notice from Foreigners Regional Registration Office asking him to show cause why his OCI tag should not be cancelledhindustantimes.com · 18 Oct, 10:10 UTC(opens in new tab)
  8. https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/foreign-nationals-protesting-in-india-a-concern-chirag-paswan-targets-imran-khan-14054835.htmlmoneycontrol.com · 18 Oct, 13:00 UTC(opens in new tab)
  9. Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad Demands Arrest Of Professor, Transparent Probe Into IIT Bombay Student Sahil Wakodefreepressjournal.in · 18 Oct, 17:00 UTC(opens in new tab)
  10. Sahil Wakode death: 22 IIT Bombay students detaineddailypioneer.com · 18 Oct, 17:15 UTC(opens in new tab)

Timeline

  1. 18 Oct, 12:39 UTCFirst detected in GDELT event stream
  2. 18 Oct, 17:15 UTC10 reports collected from 8 outlets
  3. 18 Oct, 17:15 UTCSources analyzed and verification label set
  4. 18 Oct, 17:15 UTCLast updated

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