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A couple of days after the assault by Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) joint secretary Deepika Jha, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College professor Sujeet Kumar, on Friday, claimed that the incident took place inside the principal's office in the presence of the police personnel, where he was first forced to resign and then slapped.

Kumar, who is the convenor of the disciplinary committee of the college, said that they assembled to discuss a recent scuffle between the two student groups while the principal was out to meet the Delhi University Vice-Chancellor.

He said that the principal had handed over the charge to him. During a fresher's event at the college, some students thrashed the college's president, after which he intervened but was blamed for bias by the ABVP students.

While talking to the news agency ANI, the professor said, "The day before yesterday, we had a fresher's function at our college. The principal was going to the VC (vice chancellor) office and handed over the charge to me...During the function, some students thrashed the college's elected president. Upon complaining, I tried to make them understand, but they started fighting again in my presence. A teacher named Rakesh Yadav began taking the side of students who belonged to the ABVP. Police came and saved me as I was surrounded by many students".

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He claimed that after his intervention, he was pressurised to resign. "In the principal’s office, they pressured me to resign, and I did. After that, a student named Deepika came and slapped me, as captured in the video clip," he said.

The assault incident was allegedly captured in an unverified video being circulated on social media and appears to be a part of CCTV footage of the principal's office. The 32-second video clip shows Deepika sitting next to Professor Sujeet.

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During the argument, she stands up and slaps the professor while another person pushes him back.

A senior police officer earlier said, "We have received the complaint late evening. The video has been seen by investigators. They are obtaining CCTV footage now. The matter is being inquired into."

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