At a disciplinary committee meeting on Thursday, Deepika Jha, a member of the ABVP and joint secretary of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU), allegedly slapped professor Sujit Kumar, sparking a scandal at Delhi’s Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College.Teachers and student associations have strongly reacted to the incident, which happened in front of Delhi Police officers, and as a result, Delhi University has established an investigating committee.

The fact that a complaint has been received and that the situation is being investigated was confirmed by a senior police officer. "The complaint was received by us late at night. Investigators have watched the video. They are currently acquiring CCTV video. The officer stated, "The matter is being investigated."

I lifted my hand in anger.
Although Jha acknowledged slapping Kumar, he claimed it was in retaliation for inappropriate behaviour and verbal abuse. “I told him that I saw him smoking in public and that it does not leave a good impression on students, and he verbally abused me during the interaction,” she told HT.She went on to say that even though she had been showing discomfort, he had been "staring" at her and "smirking," and she only struck him after he had verbally abused her, something she admitted was inappropriate.She also made an apologetic video public on Friday morning, saying that Kumar was supposedly drunk and had "threatened and stared at her in front of police." When I saw all of this, I became enraged and held up my hand. I apologies to the teachers' community and regret the event. To offend anyone's feelings was not my aim," she continued.

Kumar, however, denied her account, claiming that members of the ABVP stormed into the meeting without permission. He claimed that some students allegedly attacked the elected college president at an oath-taking ceremony at the institution, which was followed by the altercation.