Mumbai college functions smoothly despite assault allegations
A South Bombay college continues to function normally without any disruption, despite its principal filing an assault complaint against one of its staff members. The alleged incident occurred on Apr 19 during a meeting on the second floor of the college’s office in Girgaon Chowpatty. A complaint regarding the alleged assault was filed at the Gamdevi Police Station. However, upon visiting the campus, The Free Press Journal (FPJ) found that the students and the professors are unaware of the matter.
"No faculty was present at the meeting when this incident happened; we are unaware of it. The college is functioning as usual; no changes as such have been requested by the principal due to this matter," said a professor of the college who preferred to remain anonymous.
"This is the first time I have heard about this incident; it hasn't been officially addressed at the college yet," said a second-year mass media student at the college.
Despite this incident, the junior college had their exams ongoing, and most of the professors were occupied with supervision and paper correction on campus. The police were deployed at the college, but that was for the upcoming elections in the state. They were functioning as well. The college gates were open to students seeking admission, and a dedicated person was also found assisting them.
According to the FIR copy accessed by the FPJ, the victim was seated beside the accused during the meeting. The principal called the college registrar to come and collect a document and get it photocopied. The accused allegedly held the victim's left hand tightly and did not let her go
The principal has filed a complaint against a staff member accusing him of assaulting her.
out. When she asked him to let go of her hand, the accused allegedly gave her a hard blow.
"After the incident, I was mentally shocked. After I finished my daily work and college meeting, I mentioned the incident to my husband," the principal claimed in the FIR.
The principal refused to comment on the issue when the FPJ reached her.
A senior inspector from the Gamdevi police station told the FPJ, "A notice has been sent to the accused. However, he is currently not in the city; we are investigating this case."