New Delhi: A teacher at a Delhi University college has been barred from entering the campus pending an inquiry into allegations that he secretly clicked photographs of a woman student during an examination earlier this week.The college authorities have also confiscated his mobile phone and he has been removed from examination duty. Further action, including the possibility of a police complaint, will be considered after the internal complaints committee (ICC) completes its probe, officials said.ICC has been asked to submit its report within seven days, by June 20. The college administration said subsequent action would be taken based on the committee’s recommendations.The principal said that after receiving a complaint from the student, the administration examined CCTV footage from the venue and allegedly found evidence of the teacher, who was on invigilation duty, clicking photographs. “Accordingly, his phone was checked and confiscated. Upon examining the phone, several such photographs were found,” the principal told TOI.The incident allegedly took place on Thursday while the student was appearing for an examination being conducted in the college canteen. According to officials, another student noticed the teacher allegedly photographing the complainant and informed her. The matter was subsequently brought to the notice of the principal and referred to ICC.Asked why the examination was being conducted in the canteen, the principal said the arrangement was made to ensure students could write their papers in an air-conditioned space amid soaring temperatures. “The canteen has airconditioning facilities, which is why it was being used as an examination venue,” he said.Refuting reports of suspension, the principal said any such decision would be taken only after placing the matter before the governing body and following due process. “He has been placed under a campus ban to ensure his safety as well as students on the campus are agitated following the incident,” he said.TOI reached out to the ICC convener for comment, but received no response.
