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- A second-year student at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay died by suicide on September 18 following an incident involving alleged exam malpractice.
- Protesting students are demanding an independent third-party investigation into the event and the disciplinary procedures that followed.
- Demonstrators are specifically calling for the suspension of Professor Suryanarayana Doolla from his teaching duties during the inquiry.
- The institute's Faculty Forum has publicly supported the professor, asserting he followed standard procedures during the examination.
What to watch next
- Outcome of the ongoing independent inquiry into the student's death.
- Potential changes to institutional disciplinary procedures and mental health support systems.
- Developments in the internal faculty divide regarding the handling of the incident.
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