IIT Bombay professor placed on leave for probe into student’s death
IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla has been sent on leave to allow an impartial investigation into a student’s death, The Hindu reports. The professor had earlier been removed as dean of administrative affairs, following protests over the death, according to the supplied information.
IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla has been sent on leave to facilitate an impartial investigation into a student’s death, The Hindu reports. The move follows the professor’s earlier removal from the post of dean of administrative affairs. The supplied report links that decision to protests over the student’s death.
The available information does not identify the student, state when the death occurred or describe the circumstances being investigated. It also does not specify the allegations, if any, involving Doolla. Placing the professor on leave is presented as a step intended to support an impartial probe.
No findings from the investigation are included, and there is no information in the supplied material about its expected duration or the identity of the investigators. The report therefore establishes the administrative sequence: protests followed the student’s death; Doolla was removed as dean of administrative affairs; and he was subsequently sent on leave while an investigation proceeds. Further details were not provided.
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