The body of Sahil Wakode was discovered in his hostel room on the Powai campus on Friday evening, hours after campus security recorded him accessing ChatGPT during a mid‑term test. NEWPAR The institute released a statement saying it had not imposed any disciplinary action and that the faculty had advised him that the incident would not jeopardise his academic standing. NEWPAR In a separate filing, the mother of the 21‑year‑old claimed her son had been harassed, a claim that prompted Mumbai Police to register an abetment‑of‑suicide case on the complaint of his father. The father named several individuals in his statement, all of whom are now under investigation. NEWPAR More than 400 students marched across the campus, demanding transparency and accusing the administration of threatening Wakode with a one‑year suspension that would have forced him to leave the hostel and extend his course. Earlier this year, the campus had already seen two other student suicides, one in February and another in July. NEWPAR Mental‑health advocates have seized the moment to highlight the lack of robust support for students; helplines such as the Vandrevala Foundation and TISS iCall have been urged to step up outreach. NEWPAR Police investigators will now probe the alleged harassment and the circumstances that led to the tragedy, while campus protests are expected to intensify as demands for an independent inquiry grow louder.