Hundreds of students of Government Pre-university College in Doddaballapur boycotted their classes on Wednesday and staged a protest on the college premises against 'suspension' of one of their lecturers.
The protesting students said Sociology lecturer T R Gowda had not made objectionable remarks against Prophet Muhammad while delivering a lecture on Hindu-Muslim Marriage Act on October 3.Though there were 90 students in the class, the police registered a case against Gowda based on the version of just four students, they charged.
The Doddaballapur town police station inspector SShivakumar rushed to the spot. He clarified that the lecturer was not suspended.
The students called off the protest after the inspector's clarification.
Four girls had raised objections to Gowda's observations and walked out of his class. The girls later informed their parents about the incident.
The police registered a case against Gowda under Section 153Aof the IPC (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) and arrested him based on a complaint by the Muslim Youth Association.
However, Gowda obtained bail.
A section of locals staged a protest in front of the police station onTuesday seeking action against Gowda. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait, who was in the city for a function, met the protesters and told them that a departmental enquiry would be ordered against Gowda.
The protesting students said Sociology lecturer T R Gowda had not made objectionable remarks against Prophet Muhammad while delivering a lecture on Hindu-Muslim Marriage Act on October 3.Though there were 90 students in the class, the police registered a case against Gowda based on the version of just four students, they charged.
The Doddaballapur town police station inspector SShivakumar rushed to the spot. He clarified that the lecturer was not suspended.
The students called off the protest after the inspector's clarification.
Four girls had raised objections to Gowda's observations and walked out of his class. The girls later informed their parents about the incident.
The police registered a case against Gowda under Section 153Aof the IPC (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) and arrested him based on a complaint by the Muslim Youth Association.
However, Gowda obtained bail.
A section of locals staged a protest in front of the police station onTuesday seeking action against Gowda. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait, who was in the city for a function, met the protesters and told them that a departmental enquiry would be ordered against Gowda.