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Parents and IIT Bombay students on hunger strike over a student's death

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · since Sep 17, 2026

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Summary in three lines

Why they are protesting
A second-year IIT Bombay student was found dead in his hostel room on Sept 18; his family alleges caste discrimination.
What they want
Arrest of a professor named in the family's police complaint and resignation of the institute's director.
What changed
Oct 3: police refused the parents permission to continue at Azad Maidan; students fasting on campus reported fatigue.
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What protesters want

  • Arrest of the professor named in the FIR
  • Resignation of the IIT Bombay director
  • Accountability from the institute administration

Organised by: IIT Bombay students, Mumbai Youth Congress, All India Students' Federation

What authorities say

Mumbai Police denied the parents permission to continue protesting at Azad Maidan; the Crime Branch registered an FIR, questioned the professor for 10 hours and has recorded about 40 statements. The family's lawyer said the government had not responded to their demands.134

The full story

Students at IIT Bombay have protested for over two weeks over the death of a second-year B.Tech student, who was found dead in his hostel room on September 18. The family has alleged caste discrimination; Hindustan Times reported he had allegedly been caught cheating in an exam before his death. The student's parents began a hunger strike at Mumbai's Azad Maidan in late September, joined by Mumbai Youth Congress and student federation members, demanding the arrest of a professor against whom an FIR has been registered and of the institute's director. On October 2 about eight students began a hunger strike on the Powai campus. Police later denied the parents permission to continue at Azad Maidan, and the father planned to go to the campus instead. The Mumbai Crime Branch is investigating and has questioned the professor.

Timeline

  1. Police denied the parents permission to continue at Azad Maidan; two fasting students reported fatigue.456

  2. About eight IIT Bombay students began a hunger strike at the campus 'Justice Corner'.25

  3. The Crime Branch questioned the professor named in the FIR for about 10 hours.3

  4. The parents' hunger strike at Azad Maidan entered its third day; Youth Congress members joined.1

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