NEW DELHI: Delhi University has suspended a PhD scholar and banned his entry into the college premises following an alleged assault on a professor at Umang Bhawan, officers stated on Monday.In response to information company ANI, an FIR has been registered at Maurice Nagar police station, and a probe into the incident is underway, police stated.The Delhi College Proctor’s Workplace stated CCTV footage of the incident, which passed off round 10:30 am at Umang Bhawan, confirmed alleged misconduct by Shubham Singh, a PhD scholar on the College of Legislation who was admitted within the 2024-25 tutorial session (Part-II).The college stated Singh has been suspended from the College of Legislation with fast impact. He has additionally been barred from coming into the College of Delhi premises beneath Ordinance XV-B of the Delhi College Act, 1922.In the meantime, Delhi Police stated CCTV footage confirmed Singh ready for the professor earlier than allegedly attacking him as he entered the constructing.The Democratic Lecturers’ Entrance (DTF) has additionally condemned the alleged assault on the Professor.“The bodily assault on a Professor by a analysis scholar on the College of Legislation on August 17, 2026, is extraordinarily regarding and calls for pressing consideration. The CCTV footage reveals that the scholar was ready and began beating the instructor as he was coming into the constructing. As per the order of the Proctor dated August 17, 2026, the scholar concerned in as we speak’s incident has been suspended. Nevertheless, mere suspension doesn’t deal with the gravity of this incident,” DTF stated in an announcement.The Lecturers’ physique famous that such incidents have been repeatedly occuring on the campus.DTF said, “At the moment’s assault just isn’t an remoted case. The security and dignity of lecturers on campus is being repeatedly compromised. Solely not too long ago, a number of professors on the College of Legislation have been verbally abused by a scholar in a separate incident. Final 12 months, DUSU Joint Secretary Deepika Jha slapped a professor at Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Faculty.”“The sluggish, inadequate and sometimes absent response of the administration in such circumstances has left lecturers with little confidence that the administration will act decisively when they’re bodily or verbally assaulted, abused and threatened. We demand that strict, swift motion be taken in opposition to the scholar accountable on this case, and that the administration put in place clear, enforceable measures to forestall additional assaults on lecturers,” the assertion learn.(With company inputs)
