Confirming the development, Panjab University Director Public Relations Vineet Puniya said that, as per the orders of the Vice-President of India-cum-Chancellor of Panjab University, Prof Meenakshi Goyal would discharge the responsibilities of the Vice-Chancellor till further orders. During the suspension period, both officials will be entitled to subsistence allowance as per university rules. An FIR has been registered in connection with the student’s death, while police and university authorities are investigating the circumstances leading to the incident. The Vice-President’s order appointing Prof Goyal as the officiating head of the university does not cite any reason for the arrangement and follows the scheduled conclusion of Prof Vig’s extended tenure. The suspension of the two engineering officials comes amid the university’s internal inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Jyoti’s death.