prof questions alleged written confession by student
MUMBAI, Sept. 24 -- At a faculty forum meeting, following the FIR filed against Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, a representative claimed that IIT Bombay had a written confession of the second year BTech student before he died by suicide.
This information came to light after Professor of sociology Suryakant Waghmore, from the institute's Humanities and social sciences department, posted on X screenshots of emails referring to discussions held during two faculty forum meetings -- one online and another offline. According to the post, a faculty member had stated that the Energy Science and Engineering (ESE) department had a written confession from the now-deceased student. The screenshot further details that the ESE head of department had also confirmed the existence of the document. It said that during the latest online faculty forum meeting, the faculty member stated that the department would not release the written confession to the media at that stage, as questions could be raised about due process, apart from allegations that the confession was obtained under pressure.
Waghmore also shared another screenshot referring to IIT Bombay's official rules for handling cases of examination malpractices. The post claimed that the rules mandate the involvement of the Dean of Academic Programmes and the Departmental Academic Disciplinary Committee (DA-DAC) in such cases. The screenshot alleged that when the student was purportedly caught cheating, the DA-DAC had not been formed. It claimed that the instructor, HOD and a faculty member were present with the student who was asked to write a confession....
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