Two students’ collectives along with alumni from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have written to Maharashtra Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis, requesting him to direct the state police to register an FIR in case of the death of Darshan Solanki, an IITian who died by alleged suicide last month.
On the occasion of what would have been Solanki’s 19th birthday on Tuesday, Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle (APPSC), Ambedkarite Students Collective (ASC) along with a group called “concerned alumni of IIT Bombay” have jointly written to Fadnavis, stating: “Till now, the SIT based their investigation on the Accidental Death Report (ADR) filed by the police. The refusal of the SIT to base their investigation on FIR is a failure to recognize the rights of the family to register a complaint in respect of cognizable offense as provided under the law.”
The letter further stated, “We fear this angle of investigation will reiterate IIT Bombay’s Interim Report where they put blame on Darshan’s merit, ignoring possible atrocities that he might have endured.”
Tweeting a picture of Solanki, APPSC, IIT Bombay, wrote: “Darshan would have turned 19 today, if the institute had implemented all the policies mandated by law, reservation in faculty, mental health support, sensitization of savarnas, proper grievance redressal mechanism etc. IIT Bombay has failed you. #justicefordarshansolanki.”
Darshan would have turned 19 today, if the institute had implemented all the policies mandated by law, reservation in faculty, mental health support, sentisation for savarnas, proper grievance redressal mechanism, etc. @iitbombay has failed you. #justicefordarshansolanki pic.twitter.com/S6NDf1gDWb
— APPSC IIT Bombay (@AppscIITb) March 21, 2023
Solanki’s family has alleged that caste-based discrimination against him on campus could have been the reason behind the teenager’s death.
Last week, Solanki’s father Rameshbhai, a native of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, arrived in Mumbai seeking that a case of murder be lodged into the death. He was directed to approach the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Maharashtra government to probe the case. Despite Solanki’s family meeting the Joint Commissioner of Police, who is part of the SIT, last Friday, the FIR was not registered.
Solanki died by suicide on February 12, a day after his final semester exam. A report by the internal committee formed by IIT Bombay administration to investigate into the circumstances leading to his death had stated academic pressure as a possible cause.
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2023-03-21 15:50:37Z
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