Riyaz Bhat
Srinagar, May 07 :
Authorities on Thursday removed the Head of the Department of Media Studies at Amar Singh College following an alleged harassment complaint filed by a student.
Top officials of Higher Education Department informed the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that HoD, Department of Media Studies had been ‘disassociated’ from all academic affairs of the Department with immediate effect, pending the outcome of the inquiry.
In the meantime, Principal of Amar Singh College Srinagar in an order said, “In response to the demonstration held by the students of the College regarding the alleged harassment of a female student, Dr Parvaiz Ahmad Lone, HoD, Department of Media Studies, is disassociated from all academic affairs of the Department with immediate effect, pending the outcome of the inquiry.”
It also said that the Proctorial Board has been entrusted with conducting a transparent and time-bound inquiry into the matter and shall submit its report within two days.
“In the meantime, Prof Nusrat Sayed shall look after the affairs of the Department of Media Studies till the completion of the investigation,” it reads.—(KNO)