The Uttar Pradesh police arrested a 50-year-old Geography professor from Prayagraj on March 20. The professor is facing charges of sexually abusing female students at Seth Phool Chand Bagla PG College in Hathras.
The accused, Professor Rajnish Kumar, had been on the run since the videos of the sexual assault went viral on social media. The videos of the assaults were shared with the police in a pen drive. The cops said that it is still to be ascertained how many female students fell prey to him.
Sources say that Kumar was seeking sexual favours from the students in exchange for good marks and to find a job from them.
The accused told the cops that he had “consensual sex” with a student in 2009 which was recorded in a computer’s webcam. From there, he got the idea to film the acts to blackmail the students.
On the Professor’s arrest, Vice Chairperson of UP Women Commission and BJP leader, Aparna Bisht Yadav said, “I had received this case a few days ago, I had instructed immediate action on this. I am glad that he has been arrested. UP CM has a zero-tolerance policy for crimes against women…The policy did a good job.”
