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Police detain parents and students at IIT Bombay protest site

Police in Mumbai detained the parents of a deceased student along with at least 16 students during demonstrations on the IIT Bombay campus. Authorities cleared and demolished the protest site during the operation. It remains unconfirmed whether any formal charges have been filed against those taken into custody.

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  • feeds-feedburnerat campus
  • thehinduIIT-B
WhereMumbai
19.073, 72.883 ±10 km
First reported7 days ago
Published2026-10-18 16:14 UTC
Sources2
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Reports4Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Police detain parents and students at IIT Bombay protest site. 2026-10-18T16:14:21.291Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6365. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-18/iit-b-student-death-case-police-detain-sahil-wakodes-parents-d43a3435

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