Dharamshala Ragging Horror: Accused Prof Breaks Silence, Says ‘Ready to Face Consequences If Found Guilty’

As protests intensify in Dharamshala over the death of a teenage college student, the accused professor, Ashok Kumar, said that he is ready to face consequences if found guilty, adding that the investigation

is in progress. The accused told ANI news agency that he has never faced such accusations before in his 26 years of teaching experience."If I am found guilty, I should face the consequences. I am prepared for this. With 26.5 years of teaching experience and countless students, I have never faced such accusations before. Perhaps it was my destiny or karma to endure this stain on my reputation," he told ANI. "Now that it has happened, I am fully prepared to confront it... The government suspended me, likely believing I deserved it, and I accept that," he added.Further, Kumar noted that suspension allows for an impartial investigation and the girl "should get justice, and I should too."Also Read: ‘Hit With Bottle, Cut Her Hair’: Dharamshala Student Feared Classmates Would ‘Kill Her’, Father Claims

Dharamshala Ragging and Assault Case

A 19-year-old student in Dharamshala lost her life last month after continued ragging and assault by three female students and her professor. The teenage girl, a student of Government Degree College in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, in her last video, alleged sexual assault by her professor named Ashok, saying that he used to "touch her inappropriately".The girl died in a Ludhiana hospital on December 26. She was treated at seven hospitals, Kangra SP Ashoka Ratan said, adding that the authorities are verifying all the facts.

What Dharamshala Student's Father Said?

Her father alleged that his daughter was scared to go to college, as he recalled her saying, "The students would kill me", according to a TOI report. The father further claimed that the students beat and harassed his daughter during a ragging session.He further claimed that one of the girls even hit her with a bottle and cut her hair. “She kept saying she did not want to go to college as the students would kill her,” he said, adding that he had to enrol her in a private computer academy on September 20 to protect her, according to a TOI report.