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Parents and student groups protest at Azad Maidan and IIT Bombay over student death

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · since Sep 28, 2026

Is it still on?

YESDay 21 and counting, since Sep 28.

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Summary in three lines

Why they are protesting
Protesters and family are demonstrating over the death of an IIT Bombay student, alleging harassment and caste discrimination.
What they want
Demanding the arrest of named IIT Bombay faculty and director, a transparent investigation, and safeguards against caste discrimination.
What changed
Oct 18: Police detained around 10 to 16 students and activists, along with the student's parents, during demonstrations at the IIT Bombay campus.
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What protesters want

  • Arrest of Professor Suryanarayana Doolla and Director Shireesh B. Kedare
  • Transparent investigation into the student's death
  • Stronger safeguards against caste discrimination
  • Meeting with the head of IIT Bombay's Board of Governors

Organised by: All India Independent Scheduled Castes Association, All India Students' Federation, All India Students' Association

What authorities say

Police detained multiple protesting students, activists, and the deceased student's parents outside and inside the IIT Bombay campus on Sunday.234

The numbers

Only figures a source states, with who said it. Estimates often differ.

Arrests / detentions
16
Around 10 IIT-Bombay students... taken at least 16 students from inside the campus in a police bus23

The full story

Parents and various student organisations, including the All India Independent Scheduled Castes Association, All India Students’ Federation, and All India Students’ Association, have been protesting following the death of a 20-year-old BTech student at IIT Bombay on September 18. The demonstrations, which included hunger strikes at Azad Maidan and gatherings outside the IIT Bombay campus in Powai, mark a month since the student's death. Protesters and the family are demanding the arrest of Professor Suryanarayana Doolla and IIT Bombay Director Shireesh B. Kedare, who were named in an FIR invoking the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act and abetment of suicide. They also demand a transparent inquiry, protection against caste discrimination, and a meeting with the head of the institute’s Board of Governors. On October 18, police detained the parents and multiple students and activists demonstrating on and outside the campus.

Timeline

  1. Police detained protesting students on campus and activists outside the main gate, along with the student's parents.234

  2. Activist groups and student organisations protested at Azad Maidan demanding the arrest of two IIT Bombay professors.1

  3. Parents of the deceased student began an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan demanding justice.1

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