Overview
- CCTV footage from Umang Bhawan showed a PhD scholar allegedly waiting for and slapping a law faculty professor on Monday morning, prompting immediate action by university officials.
- The Office of the Proctor suspended the scholar, barred his entry to all DU premises under Ordinance XV-B, and named a three-member independent enquiry committee led by Rajeev Gupta to investigate.
- Delhi Police registered an FIR at Maurice Nagar and say a criminal probe is under way based on the video evidence.
- Teachers' groups including the Democratic Teachers' Front condemned the attack and said suspension alone is insufficient, calling for stricter and faster disciplinary steps to protect faculty.
- DU officials told reporters the accused had prior incidents of aggressive behaviour and a recent complaint by the assaulted professor has been forwarded to the inquiry, with findings able to inform sanctions up to termination and parallel criminal charges.