India, Sept. 21 -- IIT Bombay issued an apology on Monday regarding its statement over the death of the student, which has caused massive uproar across the institute. Furthermore, IIT-B has also denied reports claiming director Shireesh Kedare has resigned from his post.

"We apologise for the statements contained in our earlier communication concerning the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate demise of Sahil. The details and circumstances leading up to the incident remain subject to investigation by the appropriate authorities. In view of the ongoing investigation, it was inappropriate to have set out or characterised details relating to the events preceding his demise before they had been duly established through the appropriate in...