A female student filed a complaint at Vadodara’s Sayajigunj Police Station against a professor from the Hindi Department of Maharaja Sayajirao University’s Arts Faculty, alleging indecent behaviour and threats to ruin her career.

The police arrested the professor on Saturday night. However, the professor has been repeatedly refuting the allegations.

A female student from a minority community lodged a complaint at Sayajigunj Police Station on Saturday evening against Mohammad Dheriwala, a professor in the Hindi Department of MSU.

In her complaint, the student mentioned that the professor repeatedly gestured for her to accompany him to his room, but she refused. In response, he threatened to ruin her career. She also alleged that he followed her home, and spread false rumours about her to defame her. 

He also persistently harassed her via WhatsApp messages and forced her to convert her religion, as per the complaint.

The police registered a case and arrested the professor. Despite his arrest, the professor continues to deny the allegations, stating, “I have committed no crime”.

However, evidence of WhatsApp conversations between the professor and the student has surfaced. The police are now examining the mobile phones involved, and if the professor has deleted any messages, efforts will be made to recover them.

Dheriwala, the accused professor, responded to the allegations, saying, “My job is to teach students and help shape their future. I am a responsible citizen of India. These accusations against me are baseless and will eventually be proven false”.

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