IIT Bombay Student Dies by Suicide After Exam Incident; Protests and Investigation Underway
A second-year IIT Bombay student, Sahil Wakode, died by suicide after being caught using a mobile phone and uploading an exam question paper to ChatGPT during an examination. IIT Bombay stated no disciplinary action was taken and the student was counselled and assured the incident would not affect his academic career. The death, the third suicide at IIT Bombay in seven months, sparked protests demanding accountability, mental health support, and an independent inquiry. Wakode's parents alleged caste-based discrimination and harassment, leading to an FIR and investigation involving faculty members, including allegations against a professor for caste abuse. The Mumbai Crime Branch has taken over the probe.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 30%, Centre 70%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is negative (33/100). Lens Score 43/100.
Outlets measured: hindustantimes, indianexpress, indianexpress, ndtv, freepressjournal, freepressjournal, indiatoday, moneycontrol, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 0 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 (28–45/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
ndtv broke this story on 19 Sept, 02:16 pm. Other outlets followed.