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- A second-year BTech student at IIT Bombay was found dead in his hostel room shortly after being confronted for allegedly using a mobile phone during an examination.
- While the institute states that the student was counseled and assured no disciplinary action would be taken, his mother claims he was killed and tortured.
- The incident has prompted protests on the Powai campus as authorities conduct an investigation and a post-mortem examination.
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- Results of the post-mortem examination
- Outcome of the police investigation
- Developments regarding the student-led protests on campus
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Mother of the student
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“I want justice. My son was killed, tortured”
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…MUMBAI: “ I want justice. My son was killed, tortured ,” the mother of an IIT Bombay student said after her son was found dead in his hostel room, hours after he was allegedly caught using a mobile phone during an examination. The student's death triggered protests on the…
IIT Bombay
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“The Institute is extending support to the student's friends, classmates, faculty members, and others affected by this tragic incident”
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…sent the body for post-mortem examination. IIT Bombay student death triggers protests The incident also triggered protests on campus, with students demanding an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death. " The Institute is extending support to the student's friends, classmates, faculty members, and others affected by this tragic incident ," the institute said in its statement. The circumstances surrounding the death are being probed, it added. Third reported death in seven months The death is the third reported case of suicide at the IIT Bombay campus…
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