Overview

• Dr. Alok Singh, a Hindi department assistant professor at NEHU, filed an FIR accusing NEHUSU president Sandy Sohtun and five others of assault and threats inside his campus office.
• Singh alleged the students locked him in his office, physically attacked him, and threatened to kill him using scissors, leaving him injured but not hospitalized.
• The NEHU administration has formed an enquiry committee to investigate the incident, while maintaining neutrality until the investigation concludes.
• State government officials, including the Deputy Chief Minister, have pledged swift legal action and reinforced campus security to prevent future incidents.
• The case highlights ongoing tensions within NEHU, including ideological disputes and broader faculty-student conflicts, against the backdrop of administrative unrest and calls for the vice-chancellor’s removal.