PhD scholar accuses JNU of harassment

New Delhi: A PhD scholar from Jawaharlal Nehru University accused the administration of unleashing acts of institutional torture on him for the last two weeks through constant hostel transfers and fines adding up to Rs 50,000 because he participated in a hunger strike to protest the University Grants Commission gazette.

The student Dileep Kumar Yadav, from the Centre for Inner-Asian Studies, housed under JNU's School of International Studies, said that the university has issued four hostel transfer in the last two years, imposed heavy fines, cut access to the mess and even de-activated his internet access.

He submitted an open letter to the vice-chancellor, M. Jagadesh Kumar, on June 14, 2018, detailing the harassment and asking the administration to cease their attempts to 'spoil' Yadav's academic career. He had also sent a letter to the vice-chancellor earlier in June to request him to hold the transfer till his degree is done.

Yadav said he has been compliant with all the demands of the administration so far and has transferred hostels thrice.