Protests broke out at Lucknow University after assistant professor Paramjeet Singh was arrested over an alleged obscene conversation with a female student and an offer to leak an examination paper. Students and ABVP activists raised “juta-chappal aur pitai” slogans as police escorted him from campus. The arrest followed an FIR over a viral audio clip, though Singh denied the allegations.

Lucknow: Protests broke out at University of Lucknow after an assistant professor was arrested for allegedly engaging in obscene conversations with a female student and attempting to lure her by offering to leak an examination question paper.

Visuals Show Sloganeering By Students & Activists

Visuals from the university campus showed police escorting the accused professor amid loud sloganeering by protesting students and activists. Protesters were heard chanting, “Iss kutte ki 3 dawai, juta chappal aur pitai” (This dog deserves three medicines — shoes, slippers and a beating), expressing outrage over the allegations against the faculty member.

The accused, Paramjeet Singh, is an assistant professor in the university’s Zoology Department. He was taken into custody after an audio clip allegedly featuring his conversation with a BSc final-year student surfaced on social media and went viral.