Delhi University PhD scholar booked for slapping professor; CCTV captures attack | Delhi News
NEW DELHI: Delhi University has suspended a PhD scholar and banned his entry into the university premises following an alleged assault on a professor at Umang Bhawan, officials said on Monday.According to news agency ANI, an FIR has been registered at Maurice Nagar police station, and a probe into the incident is underway, police said.The Delhi University Proctor’s Office said CCTV footage of the incident, which took place around 10:30 am at Umang Bhawan, showed alleged misconduct by Shubham Singh, a PhD scholar at the Faculty of Law who was admitted in the 2024-25 academic session (Phase-II).The university said Singh has been suspended from the Faculty of Law with immediate effect. He has also been barred from entering the University of Delhi premises under Ordinance XV-B of the Delhi University Act, 1922.Meanwhile, Delhi Police said CCTV footage showed Singh waiting for the professor before allegedly attacking him as he entered the building.The Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF) has also condemned the alleged assault on the Professor.“The physical assault on a Professor by a research scholar at the Faculty of Law on August 17, 2026, is extremely concerning and demands urgent attention. The CCTV footage shows that the student was waiting and started beating the teacher as he was entering the building. As per the order of the Proctor dated August 17, 2026, the student involved in today’s incident has been suspended. However, mere suspension does not address the gravity of this incident,” DTF said in a statement.The Teachers’ body noted that such incidents were repeatedly occuring on the campus.DTF stated, “Today’s assault is not an isolated case. The safety and dignity of teachers on campus is being repeatedly compromised. Only recently, several professors at the Faculty of Law were verbally abused by a student in a separate incident. Last year, DUSU Joint Secretary Deepika Jha slapped a professor at Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College.”“The slow, insufficient and often absent response of the administration in such cases has left teachers with little confidence that the administration will act decisively when they are physically or verbally assaulted, abused and threatened. We demand that strict, swift action be taken against the student responsible in this case, and that the administration put in place clear, enforceable measures to prevent further attacks on teachers,” the statement read.(With agency inputs)
