Hyderabad University: Professor accused of molesting foreign student suspended, police detained

Posted on 3rd Dec 2022 by rohit kumar

A case of alleged molestation of an international student (of foreign origin) by a professor has come to light on the University of Hyderabad campus. Students protested in the University of Hyderabad campus on Saturday over the matter. Cyberabad police have taken the professor into custody after the complaint given by the foreign student and catching fire in the case. After the professor was taken into custody, the university condemned the incident and suspended the accused professor.

 

 

There was anger among the students since this incident. On Saturday, a large number of students raised slogans and also protested on the university campus.

 

Earlier, Shilpavalli of Hyderabad Police's DCP Madhapur told that the Cyberabad Police of Telangana has taken a professor of Hyderabad University into custody on charges of molesting a foreign student. The student is a resident of Thailand and is studying here. The matter is being thoroughly investigated.

 

The accused professor suspended with immediate effect

The University of Hyderabad has also issued an official statement regarding the entire episode. The university administration said that the university condemns the incident that took place on December 2 between Professor Ravi Ranjan, Department of Hindi, and a student. Based on the criminal complaint and FIR, the accused professor has been placed under suspension with immediate effect.

 

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