Mumbai, Nov. 14 -- Students at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) who had launched a sit-in protest after a second year student was found dead in his hostel room on September 18 on Friday called off their protest after 57 days, following assurances from the institute administration regarding accountability and future dialogue. In a statement issued from Justice Corner, the protest site on campus, the students said that they had decided to call off their stir after receiving assurances over email from IIT-B director Shireesh Kedare, and getting back most of their personal belongings including laptops which were confiscated from the protest site on October 18. "This is the victory of Justice Corner and the students of IIT Bombay. We will continue fighting against every injustice," the statement said. In the evening, the students also posted a video on social media platforms saying they held a meeting with the dean of student affairs in the afternoon, wherein several of their key demands, including student participation in decision-making and a proper student grievance redressal mechanism, were accepted, and the institute had started working towards implementing them. Around 9.30pm, they participated in a victory march on campus to mark the end of their protest. In the email addressed to students, the IIT-B stressed on the need for continued dialogue while citing to various initiatives being taken to improve student life. The email referred to plans to onboard professional counsellors, develop an IIT-B wellbeing application, conduct sensitisation workshops for faculty and staff, and strengthen activities of the SC/ST and gender cells with emphasis on accessibility, awareness, inclusion and effective assistance for students. It said that student bodies alongwith the alumni have actively taken up initiatives concerning gymkhana infrastructure, hostel amenities, common spaces, recreational facilities and campus eateries, besides engaging with relevant stakeholders on infrastructure-related interventions. "The progress made so far has depended on the active participation and trust of the student community, faculty, alumni and staff," Kedare said in the email. Meaningful institutional reform requires long-term effort, is difficult to pursue and involves change in approach and continued follow-through, he noted. "The larger objective is to build systems that are more responsive, empathetic and reflective of students' as well as faculty and staff needs. The aim is to install processes where everyone feels heard, supported and connected to the decisions that enrich their campus experience and also enable them to work towards taking the institute ahead on the path of excellence," the email said. Students who were part of the 57-day protest said they would continue to raise questions that led to the protest and seek accountability from the institute. Meanwhile, parents of the deceased student posted a video on their social media accounts on Friday saying they would continue with their protest seeking a fair probe into their son's death and the arrest of Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, who was named as an accused in the FIR. "We have decided to shift our protest from Azad Maidan to the main gate of IIT Bombay from November 23. If we do not get justice, we will continue our protest outside the chief minister's residence in Nagpur during the winter session of the legislature from December 7," the father said in the video....