Bhubaneswar, July 3: A lecturer of Haldia College in Khordha has landed in the soup for allegedly slapping the Principal.
The principal was severely assaulted during the scuffle who lodged a complaint against the alleged lecturer and his aides.
The police have initiated an investigation after a viral video in this connection came to light.
According to the complaint lodged with the Khordha Industrial police, Principal Umakant Patra was sitting in his chamber on Wednesday morning. The college management committee Chairman Ranjan Kumar Bhanja, History Lecturer Vijay Kumar Bhanj Deo along with some locals Rabi Narayan Bhanja Samanta, Pradipta Kumar Bhanja, Bhabani Prasad Patnaik and Srikant Kumar Bhanja entered the chamber and showed some papers.
The managing committee chairman asked the Principal to leave the principal’s seat and the college campus. But Umakant did not agree with them. Aggrieved upon it, they thrashed Umakant while Bhanja Deo, lecturer in History , dragged him and pushed him out of the room.
Following the attack, Umakant suffered injuries on his neck. After being informed, some local people rescued Umakant and admitted him to the hospital, the complaint mentioned.
