When she sent a direct message to the user and asked him to delete the pictures, he demanded a sum of Rs 10,000 from her. She then approached the police and lodged a complaint. Mumbai: A 21-year-old woman, working as a nanny, has lodged a police complaint after her explicit images were uploaded on Instagram…
Mumbai’s police force successfully detained three individuals linked to illegal weaponry in the western suburbs MUMBAI: Three people were arrested from the western suburbs in separate cases of possessing weapons illegally. Police seized three pistols and 11 cartridges collectively from the trio, worth Rs 1.39 lakh.The first arrest was made by the Kurar police from…
Second-year BTech student was found hanging from the ceiling fan MUMBAI: The maternal grandmother of IIT Bombay student Sahil Ravindra Wakode, who died by suicide on September 18, on Monday alleged that “mental torture” may have been a reason behind his death and sought a probe into the institute’s administration and hostel environment.Wakode, 22, a…
Sahil’s last rites were conducted at his hometown in Yavatmal on Sunday. MUMBAI: The father of a 22-year-old IIT Bombay student who died by suicide has alleged that his son was subjected to caste-based discrimination, mocking and torture by a professor and the institute administration.Sahil Ravindra Wakode, a second-year BTech student in the Department of…
Students at IIT-Bombay are protesting and demanding action against Professor Suryanarayana Doolla. MUMBAI: Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, who has emerged at the centre of student protests at IIT-Bombay following the death of 20-year-old student Sahil Wakode, is a faculty member in the institute’s Department of Energy Science and Engineering (DESE). He teaches and conducts research in…
protests continued at IIT-Bombay’s Powai campus MUMBAI: The death of 20-year-old IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode has triggered a police investigation, protests on the Powai campus and a dispute over what happened in the hours before his death.The case has since been transferred to the Mumbai Police Crime Branch, while IIT-Bombay on Monday apologised for its…
In photo: Sunday incident of BMW crash and in video the March incident MUMBAI: A speeding BMW that crashed through a barrier on Mumbai’s Coastal Road and plunged off a bridge, killing three students on Sunday, was involved in a separate incident and had an FIR lodged at Gamdevi police station in March this year…
IIT-Bombay faculty protested the dean’s suspension following a student’s recent death MUMBAI: Faculty members staged a protest inside IIT-Bombay’s main building on Monday in support of Prof Suryanarayana Doolla, who was removed as dean of administrative affairs amid protests over the death by suicide of student Sahil Wakode.The institute’s faculty forum, in a statement issued…
IIT Bombay faculty stands by professor amid row over student’s death by suicide MUMBAI: IIT-Bombay has categorically denied reports that its director, Shireesh B Kedare, has resigned amid the row over the death by suicide of BTech student Sahil Wakode, and said the reports are false.The institute issued the clarification as it announced that Prof…
The ntriguing Hinglish psychological thriller, Jigsaw, captivated audiences during its premiere with a packed house. The play showcases renowned actors Bharat Dabholkar and Damini Chopra, unraveling a gripping narrative set on a stormy night within an isolated dwelling. As the story unfolds, deep-seated secrets and betrayals come to light, challenging perceptions of hero and villain,…
