Bengaluru professor booked for allegedly calling Muslim student a ‘terrorist’

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The police in Bengaluru filed a suo moto case against a professor at the PES University in the city for allegedly calling a Muslim student a “terrorist” in the class, The Indian Express reported.

The video of the incident, which occurred on Tuesday, was recorded by another student and widely shared online. It led to protests by student groups.

The adjunct professor in the commerce department, Muralidhar Deshpande, allegedly made Islamophobic remarks about the student during the class attended by about 60 students, the newspaper reported.

It was unclear what had triggered the incident, but The News Minute reported that the professor started shouting after the student sought his permission to step out of the class.

The university suspended the professor on Friday pending an inquiry, The News Minute reported.

University Chancellor Jawahar Doreswamy told India Today that the institute is verifying the authenticity of the video and examining the circumstances surrounding the incident.

“We have CCTV in every classroom and we have told our technical team to look at this and authenticate the video,” Doreswamy was quoted as saying. “We have immediately placed the faculty member under suspension and the disciplinary committee of the management will look through the evidence.”