Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) student, Darshan Solanki, who committed suicide in 2023, had informed his mother about caste-based discrimination on the institute’s campus, according to a chargesheet filed by police. The document reveals that Solanki’s mother told police that during telephonic conversations, he disclosed that his fellow students’ behaviour changed when they discovered his caste. Arman Khatri, a fellow student who was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide, was named in the chargesheet. Solanki, who was studying B-Tech Chemical, allegedly jumped from the seventh floor of a hostel building on IITB campus in suburban Powai on February 12, 2023, following the end of term examinations.
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) is a premier engineering institution in Mumbai, India, with a reputation for academic excellence. The institute is renowned for its rigorous and challenging curriculum, which prepares students for leadership roles in the fields of science, engineering and management.
Darshan Solanki was a bright first-year student of B-Tech Chemical at IITB who tragically took his own life in February 2023. The 19-year-old had reportedly informed his mother about caste-based discrimination on the institute’s campus, which is a matter of concern for the authorities.
