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IIT Bombay student dies by suicide: 22-year-old allegedly uploaded exam paper to ChatGPT after being caught using phone

A 22-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay died by suicide in his hostel room after he was allegedly caught using a mobile phone during an examination, police said on Saturday.

The student, identified as Sahil Ravindra Wakode, was a native of Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district and was pursuing a second-year BTech programme in the Energy Science and Engineering department.

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