Mumbai Police transfer the investigation into the death of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode to the Crime Branch. An ACP-level officer takes charge under the supervision of DCP Detection-I. Officials also ask the public not to speculate, saying the inquiry proceeds through a detailed process.
Alongside the policing action, reporting indicates institutional steps at IIT Bombay. The university forms a panel to probe the student’s death. Prof. Suryanarayana Doolla, who is named in the case, is sent on leave. Separately, Times of India reports that the police plan to record the professor’s statement. Sahil Wakode’s father expresses concern over the lack of arrests connected to the persons named in the FIR and plans a peaceful protest, while authorities maintain they are focused on completing the investigation.
