A second-year IIT Bombay student, Sahil Wakode, is reported to have been found hanging hours after he was caught allegedly using a mobile phone to access ChatGPT during an examination. The incident triggers an investigation and leads to administrative action involving a faculty member connected to the situation.
Multiple reports name IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla as being at the centre of the student’s suicide row, and state that he has been sent on leave. The outlets describe the case as involving the alleged use of a mobile device for ChatGPT during the test, followed by the student’s death shortly afterward.
While the core facts reported align—an alleged examination violation, the student’s death soon after, and the professor’s placement on leave—outlets focus on different framing around the “suicide row” and the extent of the professor’s involvement. The reports do not provide detailed, consistent information on the full timeline or the findings of any inquiry beyond the immediate administrative step.
