IIT Bombay Students Begin Hunger Strike Demanding Accountability Over Wakode's Death
Following the September 18 suicide of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, protesting students began a hunger strike demanding accountability from the institute. They seek an independent investigation, changes to the inquiry committee, the resignation of Director Shireesh Kedare, and suspension of Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, accused of caste-based discrimination. The protest escalated after Wakode's parents, also on hunger strike, were denied permission to continue theirs on weekends. Students have presented an 18-point charter addressing campus issues and continue to press for institutional reforms.
First-hand measurement across 8 sources
We measured how 8 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is negative (32/100). Lens Score 64/100.
Outlets measured: thetelegraph, news18, httpswwwoutlookindiacom, economictimes, thehindu, news18, hindustantimes, indiatoday. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 2 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–38/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indiatoday broke this story on 2 Oct, 05:38 am. Other outlets followed.