Student Suicide
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IIT Bombay postpones mid-semester exams days after Sahil Wakode dies by suicide
Maharashtra | Sep 24, 2026, 02:01 PM ISTSahil, a second-year BTech student, died by suicide on September 18. His family has alleged harassment and caste-based discrimination, while the institute has maintained that the examination incident is being investigated.
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Rahul Gandhi speaks to IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode's parents, assures support: Sources
India | Sep 24, 2026, 10:58 AM ISTIIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode was found hanging in his hostel room on the evening of September 18, hours after being caught while allegedly using a mobile phone to access ChatGPT during a mid-semester examination.
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IIT Bombay student seen checking pocket during exam, asked to leave by professor in CCTV footage
Maharashtra | Sep 24, 2026, 01:09 AM ISTAccording to the CCTV footage, Sahil's movements inside the examination hall were recorded between 12:30 pm and 12:45 pm on September 19, the day he died by suicide.
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'Sahil faced casteism, harassment for months': IIT Bombay student's parents demand arrests
Maharashtra | Sep 22, 2026, 08:57 PM ISTSahil’s mother, Sonali Wakode, said the family was aware that he was facing difficulties and had advised him to adjust, believing that continuing his studies at IIT Bombay would secure his future.
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CCTV in IIT Bombay student suicide case shows Sahil Wakode being asked to leave exam hall
Maharashtra | Sep 22, 2026, 09:43 AM ISTSahil Ravindra Wakode (22), a second-year BTech student in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his hostel room on the IIT Bombay's Powai campus on the evening of September 18.
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Class 12 student dies by suicide in Telangana after teacher 'insulted' him over marks
Telangana | Jul 30, 2026, 11:52 AM ISTThe 18-year-old student of the government junior college hung himself in their house while his parents and elder brother were away.
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Student dies by suicide after scoring low marks in NEET exam in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar
Maharashtra | Jul 27, 2026, 10:04 AM ISTThe family claims that the student committed suicide after scoring low marks in the NEET exam. A case of accidental death has been registered.
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'In my next life...' NEET aspirant ends life after recording video for mother in Maharashtra
Maharashtra | Jun 25, 2026, 05:57 PM ISTAn 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Maharashtra's Hingoli allegedly died by suicide after appearing for the NEET-UG re-test. Police are investigating whether there is any connection between the examination and the tragic incident.
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'I am sorry...': NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Dehradun just days before re-exam
India | Jun 17, 2026, 03:36 PM ISTThe deceased student was under stress after the exam was cancelled following the paper leak controversy. She left behind a suicide note expressing disappointment and frustration over not being able to achieve success in her studies.
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17-year-old JEE aspirant from UP found hanging in hostel room in Kota; no suicide note recovered
Rajasthan | Jun 04, 2026, 04:21 PM ISTThe police suspecting he died by suicide. However, the reason behind extreme step is yet to be ascertained as no suicide note was found at the scene.
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'Don't have strength to give exam again': NEET aspirant dies by suicide after pleak, leaves note
Rajasthan | Jun 04, 2026, 01:23 PM ISTAkanksha Chaturvedi, who hailed from Magania village in Madhya Pradesh's Mauganj district, had been preparing for the NEET examination in Nagpur, where her family had moved to support her medical aspirations. She was found dead in her room on May 20 in an apparent case of suicide.
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23-year-old MBA student found dead at Meerut university hostel; suicide suspected
Uttar Pradesh | May 21, 2026, 06:46 AM ISTAccording to police, a member of the hostel's cleaning staff spotted Anu Gupta's body lying in the lobby and alerted the college administration.
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21-year-old B.Tech student dies by suicide in Hyderabad over 'harassment' from college official
Telangana | Apr 19, 2026, 11:23 PM ISTThe incident happened on Saturday when the B Tech third-year student hanged himself in his residence located in an area under Hayathnagar police station limits.
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JEE aspirant dies by suicide due to study pressure, leaves 'sorry' note behind
Madhya Pradesh | Apr 05, 2026, 07:45 AM ISTIn another incident in MP's Guna, an elderly couple was found dead in their house on Friday, in what police are treating as a possible case of suicide.
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NEET aspirant dies after consuming poisonous substance in Kota
Rajasthan | Feb 13, 2026, 08:25 PM ISTThe girl allegedly consumed a poisonous substance at her room around 11.30 pm on Thursday, following which she started vomiting. Other tenants and the landlord rushed her to New Medical College Hospital, where she died during treatment.
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21-year-old IIT Bombay student jumps to death from hostel terrace
Maharashtra | Feb 04, 2026, 12:20 PM ISTHe was a second-year B.Tech (Civil Engineering) student and a native of Pilani, Rajasthan. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
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'Sorry everyone': Final-year BTech student dies by suicide at IIT Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh | Dec 29, 2025, 11:07 PM ISTThe student, Jai Singh Meena, a native of Ajmer in Rajasthan, was enrolled in the Biological Sciences and Bioengineering programme.
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'I give up': Third-year student at Noida engineering college dies by suicide
Uttar Pradesh | Dec 07, 2025, 11:22 PM ISTInspector in-charge of Knowledge Park police station, Sarvesh Kumar Singh, said Krishnakant (25), a native of Jharkhand, was pursuing Master of Computer Applications at the Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (NIET).
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'Sorry mummy I broke your heart': Delhi schoolboy jumps to death from metro station, blames teachers
Delhi | Nov 19, 2025, 11:33 PM ISTThe 16-year-old class 10th student left home for school on Tuesday, only to never return. He allegedly jumped to death from the Rajendra Place Metro Station of the Blue Line. Police have recovered a suicide note in which the boy claimed mental harassment at school from his teachers.
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Faridabad: Teen dies by suicide after being blackmailed with AI-generated pics and videos of sisters
Haryana | Oct 27, 2025, 09:42 PM ISTAccording to the police, Rahul, a second-year B.Com student at DAV College, was distressed by blackmail and ended his own life by consuming some poisonous substance.