A 25-year-old IIT Delhi student, Monu, launched iitsocial.com on a Friday night, creating an anonymous platform where students could comment on each other's profiles. Within hours, the site gained over 300 accounts and 10 posts per minute, attracting 1,000+ viewers during peak hours. The platform's features included anonymous commenting, profile tags for relationships, and email notifications for activity. IIT Delhi's security officers and later Delhi police demanded its shutdown after receiving complaints about obscene content and misuse of the institution's name.

Despite the student's claims of organic growth and lack of official affiliation, the university's dean threatened disciplinary action, including expulsion, while police suggested legal consequences. The student's father intervened, convincing the dean to drop formal charges after a heated meeting where the student defended his work as a passion project deserving recognition. The incident highlights tensions between student innovation and institutional control over online spaces.