Mumbai: The parents of the IIT-Bombay student, who allegedly died by suicide on September 18, said on Wednesday that they will hold protests outside chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’s residence in Nagpur from December 7, during the winter session of the Maharashtra legislature.
The Mumbai Crime Branch is probing the case. The deceased’s family recently met Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Sadanand Date to flag alleged discrepancies in the case.
Students protesting on the campus alleged the victim was asked to leave the examination hall and threatened with disciplinary action, including suspension. They approached the Board of Governors of IIT-Bombay, seeking a copy of the interim report from the committee the institute appointed to investigate the student’s death. The father claimed the committee is yet to contact the family to record its views. The family recently met Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and raised concerns about the alleged harassment and caste-based discrimination faced by their son. They also approached the Bombay high court, seeking a change in the investigating officer (IO), alleging that the investigation is not proceeding fairly.
The student allegedly died by suicide hours after he was pulled up for allegedly using a mobile phone during an examination on September 18.
The institute said that “no disciplinary action was initiated against the student”.
If we do not get justice, we will intensify our protest outside the chief minister’s residence in Nagpur starting December 7 during the winter session of the state legislature.” We want a fair and transparent investigation into his death and strict action against those responsible. We will continue our protest until justice is delivered.
In the press conference, the father said, “We have been protesting for justice for our son for a long time, but there has been no satisfactory action so far.
