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Former Delhi University ad-hoc professor booked for opening ‘pakoda’ stall outside varsity

7 March 2024 | The Indian Express

The Delhi Police on Thursday said they booked Dr Ritu Singh, a former ad-hoc professor of Delhi University, for allegedly encroaching an area outside the varsity premises with her ‘pakoda’ stall.

“We sent a team to remove the stall as it was impeding public movement in the area,” said a senior police officer. An FIR has been registered against Dr Singh under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 283 (danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation).

A former ad-hoc psychology professor, 28-year-old woman from the Dalit community took to frying pakoras earlier this week, after 192 days of protest outside the Arts Faculty against alleged caste harassment and illegal termination from services. Dr Singh had joined Daulatram College in 2019 but was removed within a year, and her contract was not renewed…

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