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The Delhi constabulary connected Tuesday booked an Associate Professor of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) nether the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly hurling “casteist slurs” and assaulting a assemblage employee, an serviceman said.
“An FIR connected the ailment of Ramphul Meena against the prof nether Section 3(i) (r) SC/ST Act 1989 (intentionally insulting oregon intimidating a SC/ST person) and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) has been registered astatine Jamia Nagar constabulary presumption and an probe has been taken up,” the serviceman said.
According to the complainant,the prof had allegedly physically assaulted him and hurled casteist slurs connected 2 occasions since January 13.
“On January 13, the prof came to my table and referred to maine by a casteist slur. This was wholly unprovoked,” Mr. Meena wrote successful his complaint.
Mr. Meena said helium had filed a written ailment with the JMI authorities, “but alternatively of acting, they informed the professor”.
“He [professor] again came to my table and hurled casteist slurs and physically assaulted me. I was taken to JMI’s Ansari Health Centre for treatment,” helium said.
The complainant said the assemblage transferred him to the Sanskrit Department, but “did not instrumentality immoderate enactment against the accused”.
Meanwhile, sources astatine the JMI said they volition look into the substance and cooperate with the constabulary probe.
