India, Aug. 27 -- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has appointed retired judge of Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta as new chairperson for its seven-member external inquiry committee, constituted to probe the circumstances surrounding the alleged suicide of a 31-year-old MSc student, after former Uttarakhand DGP and IIT Delhi alumnus Ashok Kumar recused himself from the panel, citing "prior commitments".

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, students continued their protest for the third consecutive day, demanding the resignation of the dean and associate deans of the students' welfare office and the head of the physics department, an independent investigation into alleged institutional lapses, Rs.1 crore compensation for the decease...