RANCHI, Oct. 15 -- The Union ministry of education has sent the director of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi, Rajiv Srivastava, on a 30 days' leave with immediate effect following prolonged protests over the suicide of a first-year student, people aware of the development said on Wednesday. This comes a day after the ministry instituted a three-member panel to look into the issues related with IIIT Ranchi and demands of the students. IIIT registrar in charge Munuren Samson Champia confirmed the development. "The director has proceeded on 30 days' leave as a probe is being done into the complaint against him. V. M. S. R. Murthy has been appointed as officiating director," he said, without giving further details.raj kumar...