VNSGU VC grilled for 2.5 hrs by cops

Surat: In relation to a viral audio in which the vice-chancellor of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), Shivendra Gupta, is heard insulting Indian saints and using abusive language, Umra police questioned the outgoing VC for more than two hours on Saturday.
Gupta was called to the police station to record his statement in an application submitted by Narendra Chaudhary who was demanding an apology from Gupta. The applicant even demanded an investigation into the viral audio, and also threatened of self-immolation if an FIR was not registered against Gupta within eight days of his complaint.
After arriving at the police station in his official car, Gupta was questioned by several top officials including additional commissioner of police, H R Mulyana, the deputy commissioner of police Vidhi Chaudhary besides M L Salunke, police inspector, while registering his statement.
Gupta, however, maintained that he had never said anything like this and it was a mischief by someone trying to malign his reputation. Gupta claimed that during his tenure for three years as the VC, someone may have recorded his speeches and made a doctored audio which was uploaded on social media, sources in police said. Gupta further claimed that there is nothing objectionable or insulting in the viral audio and also that the person in the audio is not talking about any specific person or religion.
“Police had called the VC to record his statement in the case. Investigation will continue,” said Salunke.
Despite several attempts Gupta, however, remained unavailable for his comments.