Hyderabad, Nov. 28 -- A professor at the Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) was suspended on Monday after he allegedly passed an Islamophobic comment on a Muslim student.

The professor was suspended, following a video that went viral on social media platforms, where the Muslim student is seen calling out his professor's casual Islamophobia.

The professor reportedly addressed the student as Ajmal Kasab, the Pakistani terrorist behind Mumbai 26/11 attacks.

MIT has issued a notice stating that an inquiry has been set up and the concerned teaching staff has been debarred from classes till the inquiry is over.

The Muslim student, whose name has not been mentioned, was taken aback on allegedly being called a terrorist by the professor in...