{"id":32061,"date":"2026-10-03T20:24:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T20:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32061"},"modified":"2026-10-03T20:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T20:24:41","slug":"kashmir-professor-removed-for-harassing-students-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32061","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir professor removed for \u2018harassing\u2019 students | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134665434,imgsize-150648,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg\" alt=\"Kashmir professor removed for \u2018harassing\u2019 students\" title=\"(Representative image): Registrar Nisar Ahmad Mir said he had spoken to the protesting students and assured them that anyone using 'such language' should be reported to university authorities immediately.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"(Representative image): Registrar Nisar Ahmad Mir said he had spoken to the protesting students and assured them that anyone using 'such language' should be reported to university authorities immediately.\">(Representative image): Registrar Nisar Ahmad Mir said he had spoken to the protesting students and assured them that anyone using &#8216;such language&#8217; should be reported to university authorities immediately.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SRINAGAR: Central University of Kashmir has removed chemistry department head Chinnappan Baskar after some female students accused him of harassing them and asking one of them out on a \u201cdate\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>\u201cPending an inquiry into the complaint, Chinnappan Baskar is attached with the office of dean (academic affairs) with immediate effect and relieved of all official assignments,\u201d an order issued by the varsity\u2019s deputy registrar stated.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Scores of students had protested against Baskar on Thursday, accusing him of passing \u201clewd remarks\u201d at female students, telling one of them she was becoming \u201cmore beautiful with each passing day\u201d before asking her out on a date. <!-- -->The protesters also alleged that Baskar threatened to \u201cdestroy\u201d their careers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Registrar Nisar Ahmad Mir said he had spoken to the protesting students and assured them that anyone using \u201csuch language\u201d should be reported to university authorities immediately. He quoted the students as saying that Baskar used \u201cabusive language in the class.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cWe brought the matter to the notice of the vice-chancellor, who ordered his attachment and an inquiry,\u201d Mir said. He claimed this was the first such complaint officially made to varsity officials.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>In a statement on Saturday, the university reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy on sexual harassment, assuring complainants confidentiality and action under the 2013 Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/kashmir-professor-removed-for-harassing-students\/articleshow\/134665420.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Representative image): Registrar Nisar Ahmad Mir said he had spoken to the protesting students and assured them that anyone using &#8216;such language&#8217; should be reported to university authorities immediately. SRINAGAR: Central University of Kashmir has removed chemistry department head Chinnappan Baskar after some female students accused him of harassing them and asking one of them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rajouri-jammu-and-kashmir-feb-27-ani_-paediatrics-aspirants-in-a-classroom.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"(Representative image): Registrar Nisar Ahmad Mir said he had spoken to the protesting students and assured them that anyone using &#8216;such language&#8217; should be reported to university authorities immediately. 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