Mumbai, Sept. 22 -- PanIIT Alumni India on Tuesday expressed deep sadness over the death of IIT Bombay student Sahil Ravindra Wakode, urging students, faculty, administration and alumni to engage in constructive dialogue, address concerns with empathy and fairness, and uphold the dignity of every individual.

The statement came amid protests at IIT Bombay following the death by suicide of Sahil, a second-year BTech student of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, on September 18.

PanIIT Alumni India said it extended its heartfelt condolences to Sahil's family and stood in solidarity with the IIT Bombay community during this difficult time.

"As a community that owes its very existence to the IIT system, we believe that our ca...