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IIT-Bombay Suicide Sparks Caste Row; India's UNSC Bid Gains Momentum
- •A second-year IIT-Bombay student, Sahil Ravindra Wakode, died by suicide, leading to a massive controversy and allegations of caste-based harassment against Professor Suryanarayana Doolla.
- •CCTV footage showed Sahil using a hidden device during an exam, after which Professor Doolla approached him; Sahil's parents allege caste-based harassment.
- •India's bid for permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) received support from the Visegrad Group (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic).
- •A weather phenomenon dubbed 'Cyclone Arnab' by social media caused heavy rain in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, though the IMD clarified it was a deep depression, not a cyclone.
- •Three cybersecurity researchers from Hacktron AI, Harsh Jaiswal, Mohan Pedhapati, and Rahul Maini, exposed vulnerabilities in OpenAI, earning a $6,500 bounty.
Key Questions Answered
Sahil Ravindra Wakode, a second-year IIT-Bombay student, died by suicide on September 18, 2026, hours after he was caught using a smartphone to access ChatGPT during an examination. His parents subsequently alleged caste-based harassment and slurs by professor Suryanarayana Doolla, leading to a police case and a Mumbai Crime Branch probe.
India secured the backing of the four members of the Visegrad Group (V4)—Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic—for its permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council.
The India Meteorological Department clarified that no storm named 'Cyclone Arnab' exists on paper, and the weather phenomenon that drenched parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha was actually a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal.
