Overview
- The University of Kashmir suspended Dr. Altaf Ahmad Ganie with immediate effect and attached him to the Dean, Research pending inquiry under Statute 3.16(2) read with Regulation 12(3)(IV).
- FIR No. 108/2025 was registered on December 9 at Police Station Nigeen following an electronic complaint by a female associate professor whose identity is withheld.
- The complaint alleges that Dr. Ganie and co-accused Farooq Ahmad Malik circulated false, defamatory and sexually explicit content about her on social media to harm her reputation.
- Police recorded offenses under BNS Sections 79, 351(2) and 356(2), read with Section 67 of the Information Technology Act concerning obscene electronic material.
- A senior police officer said the investigation is ongoing with further action to follow as warranted, while Vice Chancellor Neelofar Khan has warned staff against misconduct.