Police files chargesheet in IIT Bombay's Darshan Solanki suicide

The chargesheet filed in the case of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) student Darshan Solanki stated that he had sought help from someone for improving his academic performance and also mentioned depression.

In the case of the suicide of Darshan Solanki, a first-year student of the B Tech (Chemical) course at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), a chargesheet has been filed by the police. 

On Tuesday, the special investigation team of the police filed a chargesheet against Arman Khatri, a fellow student, who had allegedly threatened Solanki over a religious comment. Khatri, arrested for allegedly abetting suicide, is currently out on bail.

The charge sheet also stated that Solanki had sought help from someone for improving his academic performance and also mentioned depression.

The investigators recorded the statements of 55 witnesses, including students and professors, the charge sheet said. Most of the student witnesses lived on the same floor of the hostel as Solanki, added the chargesheet, as reported by Rediff.com.

Darshan Solanki suicide: More details

He hailed from Ahmedabad. The student allegedly jumped to death from the seventh floor of a hostel building on IITB campus in suburban Powai on February 12, 2023, a day after the semester exams ended.

After three weeks, the SIT found a one-line note from Solanki's room saying ’Arman has killed me’.

As per police, Khatri allegedly threatened to kill Darshan with a paper cutter after the latter had spoken `offensively' about religion. As per witnesses, Darshan was shivering when Arman threatened him and others tried to comfort him. It is certain from phone records between Solanki and Khatri, that Darshan was apologising for the alleged communal remark he had made.

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