IIT Kanpur cancels UP cop’s PhD programme for raping pupil | Training
Kanpur , The Indian Institute of Expertise, Kanpur has terminated the PhD programme of the then Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mohd Mohsin Khan, who allegedly raped a 26-year-old IIT-Ok analysis scholar, an official stated on Saturday.
The motion to cancel the PhD programme of Mohsin Khan, a 2013 batch PPS officer, has been taken after a suggestion from DGP headquarters.
Mohsin Khan was pursuing his PhD in cybercrime and criminology from IIT-Ok.
Director of IIT Kanpur Manindra Agarwal stated that they’ve obtained a letter from the police division stating that the NOC issued for Khan to pursue the PhD programme has been cancelled.
“Quickly after getting the letter, the institute additionally terminated the PhD programme of Mohd Mohsin Khan, the then ACP Kanpur. The written communication has been made relating to termination,” Agarwal informed PTI.
The IIT-Ok pupil lodged an FIR in opposition to Khan on December 24 on prices of felony intimidation and defaming her.
IIT-Kanpur’s PhD pupil had said in her FIR that Khan threatened her with critical life penalties and made objectionable posts with the intent to defame her by levelling pretend prices.
The ACP and his lawyer allegedly made a tweet and shared objectionable posts on social media platforms with the intent to defame her, the Assistant CP Abhishek Pandey stated.
After receiving threats from Khan, the scholar informed the police that she had confined herself to her hostel as she was terrified of the implications. She additionally informed the police that Khan befriended her by falsely claiming to be single and established a relationship together with her. He later pressured her for bodily intimacy beneath the pretext of marriage, Pandey stated.
She additional informed the police that each time she would carry up marriage, Khan would harass her. Unable to endure the misery, she approached the IIT-Ok’s administration, together with the director and professors, who assured her help.
Based mostly on her criticism, a five-member Particular Investigation Crew headed by Extra DCP Archana Singh has been constituted to probe the matter, police stated.
“The SIT has been directed to conduct an in depth investigation and make sure the case is disposed of primarily based on info and proof,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Ankita Sharma had earlier stated.
In the meantime, the SIT has given 48 hours to Mohsin Khan to document his statements within the case, an official related to the SIT requesting anonymity stated.
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