There were several objectionable statements made by an Aligarh Muslim University professor while teaching students. The statements were written in a slideshow in which he gave a “mythical reference of rape."
The AMU professor taught about rape in India and its historical and religious reference during one of his classes. One of the slides during the lecture talked about the story of Brahma raping his daughter, Indra’s impersonation of Rishi Gautam, and raping his wife, tulsi vivah: lord Vishnu raping the wife of king Jalandhar. It also talked about Nirbhaya rape, the Mathura rape case, and different types of marriages as per Hindu traditions.
Many students have taken to social media platforms to condemn the content of the lecture. They slammed the university on the slideshow wherein the aim was to spread disinformation among students.
AMU administration and faculty of medicine in an official statement have “strongly condemned" the content of the slide and issued a show-cause notice to Dr. Jitendra Kumar. Claiming that the slide has hurt the religious sentiments of students, staff, and citizens. The professor has been given a time of 24 hours to submit a reply.
The accused, assistant professor with the Department of Forensic Science, has tendered an unconditional apology on the issue and stated that it was a mistake on his part and also gave assurance that such a lapse will not occur again in the future.
The university has also set up a two-member inquiry committee to suggest steps so that this sort of incident does not occur again. Dr. Jitendra Kumar has submitted an unconditional apology.