Ritika
MumbaiFollowing the death of Darshan Solanki, a student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai last month, the probe committee set up by the institute has ruled out caste-based discrimination. Also, the committee indicated that poor academic performance could be the reason behind Solanki’s alleged suicide.
Originally from Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, 18-year-old Solanki, a first-year student of B.Tech (Chemical) course, died on February 12 after allegedly jumping from the seventh floor of his hostel on the campus in Powai. At the same time, Solanki’s family had claimed that the student was facing discrimination for being from the Scheduled Caste.
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IIT Bombay authorities had constituted a 12-member inquiry committee headed by Professor Nand Kishor, Head of the Department of Chemistry, into the allegations related to the death and the incident.
Last month, the police had said that the Maharashtra government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe Solanki’s death. Following the incident, student groups held protests in several cities across the country condemning caste-based discrimination in educational institutions.(Agency)
