Sahil Wakode case: exam hall CCTV emerges, Varsha Gaikwad raises questions

The case of the death of Sahil Wakode, a student at IIT Mumbai, has intensified further. The allegations made by Sahil's family, the ongoing police investigation and now the CCTV footage that has surfaced have together made this case a subject of discussion across the country.

Sahil's family says he faced caste-based discrimination and was mentally harassed. Based on these allegations, police have registered a case under the section for abetment to suicide. However, IIT Mumbai says the student never filed any such complaint with the institute's SC-ST cell or the administration.

Meanwhile, protests are continuing outside IIT Mumbai. On Thursday, Congress and NSUI workers protested under the leadership of Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad. During the protest, Gaikwad strongly targeted the ruling party and described the Sahil Wakode case as an "institutional death".

Gaikwad also raised the issue of an alleged contradiction in the systems at IIT Mumbai and Mumbai University. She alleged that caste-based discrimination is occurring in the education system and that the influence of the RSS has grown in institutions. However, these are political allegations that have not been independently verified. On the other hand, some of Sahil's classmates have disagreed with the allegations of caste discrimination.

CCTV footage is becoming a key link in the entire matter. According to the footage that has surfaced, during the exam, Professor Suryanarayan Dulla spoke to Sahil after looking towards him. Following this, the footage shows Sahil leaving the exam hall. Police are closely investigating this entire sequence of events.

After Sahil's death, IIT Mumbai has also set up a separate committee to investigate the matter. Mumbai Police's Crime Branch is also examining the CCTV footage and the statements of students connected to it. What exactly was said between Sahil and the professor, and what connection the subsequent events have to his death, will only become clear once the investigation is complete.