The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) in Mumbai has formed a panel to conduct a parallel probe into the death of a first-year B.Tech student amid allegations of caste bias and has urged its students to come forward if they have relevant information.

The panel is headed by Professor Nand Kishore and also has SC/ST Students Cell members, including faculty and students, a few student mentor coordinators and the in-charge chief medical officer of IIT Bombay hospital, said a statement by institute Director Subhasis Chaudhuri on Saturday.