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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Anuja Jaiswal | TNN

AMU forensic medicine faculty suspended over his derogatory mythical reference on rape

AGRA: Aligarh Muslim University has suspended assistant professor, department of forensic, Dr Jitendra Kumar after evidence of misconduct was found against him during a preliminary inquiry in connection with the content of a slide on the “mythical reference of rape” while teaching medical students of his department in the varsity.

An FIR has been registered against Dr Kumar under IPC sections 153 A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc.), 295 A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage reli­gious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or reli­gious beliefs), 298 (Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings) and 505 (statements conducting public mischief), said Shwetabh Pandey, circle officer, Civil Lines.

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