Delhi University suspended PhD scholar Shubham Singh and banned his entry to campus after CCTV allegedly showed him assaulting a professor at Umang Bhawan. Delhi Police registered an FIR at Maurice Nagar police station and began an investigation. The Democratic Teachers' Front condemned the incident and demanded swift action and stronger measures to protect teachers.

New Delhi: Delhi University has suspended a PhD scholar and banned his entry into the university premises following an alleged assault on a professor at Umang Bhawan, officials said on Monday.

According to the Delhi University Proctor's Office, CCTV footage related to the incident, which occurred at around 10:30 am at Umang Bhawan, showed alleged misconduct by Shubham Singh, a PhD scholar of the Faculty of Law admitted in the 2024-25 academic session (Phase-II).

The university said Singh has been suspended from the Faculty of Law with immediate effect. His entry into the premises of the University of Delhi has also been banned with immediate effect under Ordinance XV-B of the Delhi University Act, 1922.

Meanwhile, Delhi Police said CCTV footage showed the student waiting for the professor and attacking him as he entered the building.