Hyderabad: Students staged a protest demanding that police register a case against Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Aldas Janaiah.

The protesters alleged that police had failed to issue an acknowledgment receipt even after the complainant submitted a complaint against the VC at the police station. Raising slogans, they demanded justice for the victim and urged the police to take immediate action.

According to reports, an assistant professor at the university has accused VC Prof. Aldas Janaiah of sexually harassing her. She alleged that he threatened to ruin her career if she refused to comply with his demands.

The assistant professor said she had been working at the university since 2014 and initially regarded the VC as a father figure. She claimed that she trusted him and shared her personal issues and problems with him. However, she later realised his alleged intentions and became distressed by his behaviour.

She further stated that she had submitted complaints to the Women's Wing, the Director General of Police (DGP) and the Governor. The Telangana State Women's Commission has issued notices to the VC in connection with the allegations.

However, VC Prof. Aldas Janaiah on Tuesday dismissed the allegations as rumours. In a letter addressed to DGP CV Anand, he alleged that the assistant professor was making false allegations against him out of vindictiveness.

In the letter, he stated, "Out of sheer vindictiveness and very likely instigated and conspired by other disgruntled elements within the system who are unhappy with our reform path, she has been indulging in spreading false allegations and complaints against me in the last one week."

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