Agri Univ VC urges DGP to conduct probe into faculty member's sexual harassment charge

Hyderabad, Nov 10 (PTI) The Vice Chancellor of Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTSAU) Aldas Janaiah on Tuesday said that the sexual harassment allegations made against him by a woman faculty member are an attempt to malign his personal integrity.

    He urged DGP C V Anand to conduct a thorough probe into the matter.

    In a letter to the DGP, he alleged that the faculty member has been spreading false allegations and complaints against him because a routine transfer did not suit her.

    "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...," he said in the letter, released to the media.

    The allegations are a conspiracy to defame him personally and destabilise the progressive systems that he implemented in the last two years of his tenure, he said.

    "Given the gravity of this deliberate attempt to malign my personal integrity, destroy my decades of hard-earned reputation, and damage the dignity of the Vice-Chancellor's office, I make this appeal to you as a sincere, law-abiding citizen. I humbly request your good office to order an immediate and thorough investigation into these allegations," Janaiah said.

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