Bihar professor assaulted after post critical of ex-PM Vajpayee

Motihari (Bihar): Motihari Police on Friday booked 12 people on charges of beating up an assistant professor of Mahatma Gandhi Central University, shortly after he shared a Facebook post that was critical of former Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee, who died Thursday.

According to his colleagues, Sanjay Kumar, assistant professor with the university's sociology department, has suffered internal injuries and is fainting at regular intervals. He is being brought to Patna Medical College and Hospital.

Kumar has said in his complaint filed at Town police station that he was in his room at Azad Nagar in Motihari when 20-25 people led by Rahul Pandey and Aman Bihari Vajpayee attacked him and tried to lynch him.

He has also alleged that during the assault, the accused asked him why he had been speaking up against the Motihari university V-C and a few others.

A purported video of the incident shows a person asking Kumar if he wanted to "become Kanhaiya Kumar". He has also alleged that the accused tried to douse him with petrol.