New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The IIT Delhi Faculty Forum has extended support to IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla, who has been named in an FIR following the death by suicide of 20-year-old BTech student Sahil Wakode, and raised concerns over what it described as "mob-driven behaviour" influencing decision-making at premier institutions.

In a statement issued on September 21, the IIT Delhi faculty body said Doolla was "simply discharging his duties at IIT Bombay during an examination as per the institute's guidelines".

It also said allegations against him had been made publicly "without presenting any credible evidence" and expressed solidarity with Doolla, his students and family.

Doolla was the invigilator during the mid-semester ...