2 min readNew DelhiNov 4, 2026 12:13 AM ISTThe complainant has also alleged that the Assistant Professor had been harassing her for three months by sending her inappropriate messages. It is learnt that the complaint mentions several accounts of sexual harassment, inappropriate conduct, coercion and molestation. (File)A 55-year-old Assistant Professor of Delhi University’s Daulat Ram College (DRC) has been placed on leave and served a show cause notice following a complaint from a woman student who alleged sexual assault and harassment.DRC Vice Principal Priti Malhotra said, “An enquiry against the professor has been initiated. We cannot speak much on this as the matter is with the internal committee.” She said the professor was “not coming to the college”.It is learnt that the complaint was filed on October 29, two days after the alleged incident on the college premises.Also Read | ‘Gen Z not here to make reels’: DU students’ women’s safety protest intensifiesThe complainant has also alleged that the Assistant Professor had been harassing her for three months by sending her inappropriate messages. It is learnt that the complaint mentions several accounts of sexual harassment, inappropriate conduct, coercion and molestation.The Assistant Professor, meanwhile, rejected the allegations, calling them “false and baseless”. “I am being framed and harassed. I found last week about the complaint. I have been served a show cause notice in the matter and placed on leave. The college has not mentioned that till when, but I will soon submit my response after taking legal advice in the matter,” he said. © The Indian Express Pvt LtdAdvertisementLoading Recommendations...AdvertisementAdvertisement