Students staged a protest demanding that police register a case against Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Aldas Janaiah.
The protesters alleged that police had failed to issue an acknowledgment receipt even after the complainant submitted a complaint against the VC at the police station. Raising slogans, they demanded justice for the victim and urged the police to take immediate action.
According to reports, an assistant
professor at the university has accused VC Prof. Aldas Janaiah of sexually harassing her. She alleged that he threatened to ruin her career if she refused to comply with his demands.
The assistant professor said she had been working at the university since 2014 and initially regarded the VC as a father figure. She claimed that she trusted him and shared her personal issues and problems with him. However, she later realised his alleged intentions and became distressed by his behaviour.