# IIT student suicide: Parents claim caste discrimination; abetment case registered, SC/ST Act invoked

> Sahil Ravindra Wakode, a native of Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his room in Hostel Number 4 on the Powai campus on Friday evening, an official said.

- Published: 2026-09-20T10:00:03.541Z
- Updated: 2026-09-20T10:00:03.541Z
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- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Death of Sahil Ravindra Wakode, Hostel Number 4, Powai campus, IIT Bombay, IIT Bombay, IIT Bombay campus in Powai

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- 2026-09-20T10:00:03.541Z - ThePrint: [IIT student suicide: Parents claim caste discrimination; abetment case registered, SC/ST Act invoked](https://theprint.in/india/iit-student-suicide-parents-claim-caste-discrimination-abetment-case-registered-sc-st-act-invoked/3047616/)

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