Lucknow: Protests broke out at the University of Lucknow after assistant professor Paramjeet Singh was arrested over allegations that he engaged in an obscene conversation with a female student and offered to leak an examination paper in return for favours. Students and ABVP activists raised slogans as police escorted him from the campus, while the accused professor denied the allegations.
Professor Arrested After Viral Audio Clip
According to the report, Paramjeet Singh is an assistant professor in the university’s Zoology Department. He was taken into custody after an audio clip allegedly featuring his conversation with a BSc final-year student surfaced on social media and went viral.
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Officials alleged that Singh was heard in the clip seeking undue favours from the student and offering to provide her with an examination paper before the test. The student reportedly suffered severe mental distress after the incident and informed the university administration.
FIR Registered After Formal Complaint
Following the student’s complaint to the university, Controller of Examinations Vidyanand Tripathi lodged a formal complaint with the police. An FIR was then registered at Hasanganj Police Station, after which the accused professor was arrested and taken for questioning.
Singh has denied all allegations against him and claimed that he was being deliberately framed due to internal politics within the university. The report also said Vice Chancellor JP Saini directed the university’s Internal Complaints Committee to conduct an inquiry and submit its report within 24 hours.
ABVP Demands Suspension and Legal Action
The controversy triggered protests by members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, who staged demonstrations on campus demanding the professor’s immediate suspension and strict legal action. Visuals from the campus showed police escorting the accused professor amid loud sloganeering by students and activists.
Jay Srivastava, president of the ABVP’s Lucknow University unit, said there was no place for such conduct in a prestigious institution. He demanded that the accused be jailed on charges related to sexual harassment and compromising the integrity of the examination process.
