Hyderabad: A demand for ₹10,000 from students, threats of failing them if they did not pay and warnings of serious consequences if they ignored his messages have landed a contract lecturer of the Govt Degree College in Medak in trouble, with an internal inquiry finding substance in the allegations.
The zoology lecturer, M Vinod Kumar, has been working on contract at the college for the past 12 years.
The degree-passed student had cleared her Telugu subject after a year and messaged the concerned lecturer informing him that she had passed, according to the principal. The lecturer replied to the message, following which the student took offence, the principal said. The committee comprised the vice-principal, two senior lecturers and two women faculty members. It recorded statements from the four students as well as Vinod Kumar. Meanwhile, the college has initiated a separate inquiry into an interaction between another lecturer and a former student. The issue dates back to June but came to the college authorities’ notice only recently. She reportedly offered to host a biryani party to celebrate.
A fact-finding committee constituted by college principal K Hussain conducted an inquiry into the allegations on Tuesday.