ALIGARH: Police here on Thursday called for questing the suspended AMU assistant professor, who referred to examples of rape in Hindu mythology during a forensic science class, provoking accusations of hurting religious sentiments.
A case was registered against Dr Jitendra Kumar, an assistant professor in the Department of Forensic Medicine at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College.
The complaint was filed by a BJP leader.
The suspended doctor was called to the Civil Lines police station as part of the ongoing investigation, Circle officer S Pandey told mediapersons.
Meanwhile, a senior university official said the two-member enquiry committee instituted by Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor to probe the incident is expected to submit its report shortly.
The assistant professor was served a show-cause notice, asking him to explain within 24 hours why disciplinary action should not be taken against him.
The university authorities also set up the two-member probe committee, but he was suspended pending the outcome of the inquiry.
After getting the notice, the professor had apologised.
In a letter to the AMU vice-chancellor Kumar had said, "My intention was not to hurt religious sentiments of any particular religion and it was done only to highlight that rape has been a part of our society since long."
He said it was "an inadvertent mistake" and assured that "no such incident will occur in the future".
His lecture, which included a slide show, led to complaints that he had hurt the religious sentiments of students and staff members.
A controversy erupted after someone posted a video clip of the lecture on social media.
The AMU authorities acted after reporters approached them for comment on Wednesday.