Shehzad Poonawalla backs IIT-B Prof amid student suicide probe, says 'let evidence decide'

Ex-BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla backed IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla, who was suspended as Dean of Student Affairs following suicide of student Sahil Wakode. "Caste angle can't be injected to cover up for cheating," he said, adding, "Sahil's family deserves answers...but professor deserves a fair hearing...Let evidence decide." Wakode allegedly died by suicide on September 18.