The IIT-Bombay on Tuesday rejected charges of caste bias in the institute after a first-year student allegedly committed suicide, saying initial inputs from friends suggest that there was no discrimination, and urged students to wait till police and internal probes are over. Based on initial inputs from friends, there is no indication that the student faced any such discrimination,” it said in a statement. IIT-B’s rebuttal comes a day after Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle, a student group, called Solanki's death an “institutional murder”. While no steps can be 100 per cent effective, discrimination by students, if at all it occurs, is an exception, the premier institute said. IIT-Bombay has an SC/ST student cell where students can reach in case of any issues including discrimination.

Source: The Telegraph February 15, 2023 01:12 UTC