IIT-K's director, registrar booked under SC/ST Act

The Director and the Registrar of the Indian Inistitute of Technology, Kanpur have been booked under the SC/ST Act for allegedly harrassing an ex-employee of the institute.

The director and the registrar of the Indian Inistitute of Technology, Kanpur have been booked under the SC/ST Act for allegedly harrassing an ex-employee of the institute.

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Arun Singh, whose services were terminated in 1995 due absenteeism, has said in an FIR registered at Kalyanpur police station here that he was being removed from the job as he belonged to Scheduled Castes.

The police had registered the case following orders of Metropolitan Magistrate on November 22 on an application filed by Singh.The one week old FIR names IIT-K Director Sanjay Dhande, Registrar Sanjiv Kashalka and Legal Officer CP Singh. Dhande refused to comment on the matter as it was pending before the court.