AU professor issued second show-cause notice

Prayagraj: Authorities of Allahabad University have issued a second show-cause notice to the assistant professor of the department of medieval and modern history, Vikram Harijan, on the issue of alleged harassment of a woman who claims to be his wife and who had recently created ruckus on the varsity campus and lodged a complaint against Harijan to the VC.
Harijan has been issued a show-cause notice on May 18 and when he failed to give any explanation even after around a lapse of 50 days, varsity authorities again issued a notice on July 7 wherein he was given just 24 hours to submit his reply.
After receiving the recent show-cause notice, the faculty member concerned has submitted his reply on Thursday wherein he has rebutted the charges levelled on him and said that in fact, it is he who is the victim in this case. The teacher also claimed that he is also fighting a legal battle against the woman.
The show-cause notice, issued by AU on July 7 and signed by AU registrar, Prof NK Shukla mentions, "the show-cause notice was given to you (Vikram Harijan) on May 18, 2021, by email and you were asked to submit facts by June 28. 50 days have elapsed but no reply in this context has been received in the Registrar office. Your wife regularly visits and uses abusive language in my (registrar’s) office and yesterday (Wednesday) she went to the Medieval and Modern History department where you work. She created ruckus there also and was constantly hurling abuses and crying."
Rebutting the charges, Harijan claimed that he is the victim in the entire episode and has filed a legal case against the woman in the family court at Tees Hazari Delhi. He also says that he has been paying money to the woman and her son for their survival. “I have submitted my reply to the registrar office on Thursday (July 8)”, says Harijan.
Meanwhile, AU’s Complaint Committee Against Sexual Harassment (C-Cash) has also issued notice to the faculty member asking him to inform about his relationship with the woman. AU public relations officer (PRO), Jaya Kapoor said, “A lady had come to the university to complain twice against Vikram Harijan. The show-cause has been issued calling for explanation in this regard."