IIT Bombay suicide case: Crime Branch records statements of 20 people, NCSC conducts spot inquiry

Professor Suryanarayana Doolla (L), Ravindra and Sonali Wakode (C) MUMBAI: The Mumbai Crime Branch on Thursday recorded the statements of 20 people in connection with the death of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, sources told news agency ANI.The statements include those of students and staff members of the institute, including students who were present in the examination hall when Wakode was allegedly caught using a mobile phone to access AI platform during a mid-semester examination on September 18.Investigators have also recorded the statements of teachers who were supervising the examination and hostel staff members, sources said.The statement of Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, who was involved in the examination-related incident, has not yet been recorded, according to sources.Police unable to access student's phoneInvestigators have so far been unable to retrieve much information from Wakode's mobile phone because it is secured with a pattern lock, sources told ANI.The phone's display showed notifications of several missed calls but investigators have not yet been able to ascertain whom Wakode had called or who had called him.Police and the Crime Branch began investigating the...