Dibrugarh police arrested an assistant professor of Mathematics department of Dibrugarh University on Friday after an FIR was filed against him by the Register of Dibrugarh University.
It has been alleged that the accused professor uploaded some obscene videos on some website.
The accused professor has been identified as Dhrubajit Choudhury and he has confessed before police that he has made the obscene video which was uploaded in some websites.
The Post Graduate Students’ Union of Dibrugarh University vehemently criticised the incident and urged police to take strict action as per law.
“We will not allow him to enter in Dibrugarh University,” a student of the university seeking anonymity said.
“He should be boycotted for a lifetime in the University,” the student added.
Dibrugarh Superintendent of Police Sreejith T said, “He has been arrested in connection with the Dibrugarh Police station case no.1044/2020 u/s 294A/500/506 IPC read with section 67A of IT Act.”
“He has confessed that the video was made by him three years back in a hotel at Guwahati,” Sreejith added.
“We have seized the mobile phone, laptop and the camera used by the accused to shoot the video,” he further said
“We sought an explanation from the accused professor regarding the incident,”,” said Harish Chandra Mahanta, Registrar, Dibrugarh University.
“Unsatisfied with his reply, we lodged the FIR yesterday. We have also instituted an internal enquiry,” Mahanta added.
“Based on the University guidelines, the decision on his suspension or other departmental action will be taken within 48 hours,” he further said.