{
  "id": 1646999,
  "title": "CCTV captures Delhi University PhD scholar slapping professor; student suspended, barred from campus | Watch video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cctv-captures-delhi-university-phd-scholar-slapping-professor-student",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:37:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/cctv-captures-delhi-university-phd-scholar-slapping-professor-student-suspended-barred-from-campus-watch-video-11787030796331.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Delhi University's Faculty of Law has suspended a PhD scholar following CCTV footage showing him allegedly slapping a professor on campus. Shubham Singh, a 2024-25 law student, is accused of the assault. University officials formed an inquiry committee to investigate the incident, which occurred on Monday morning. Singh has been barred from entering any Delhi University premises while the inquiry proceeds. The Democratic Teachers' Front condemned the violence, calling for stronger measures to protect faculty members' safety. The incident also highlights a similar confrontation at another Delhi University-affiliated college in October 2025.",
  "summary": "A PhD scholar at Delhi University's Faculty of Law has been suspended after CCTV footage allegedly showed him slapping a professor on campus. The university has barred him from entering its premises and ordered a three-member inquiry.",
  "key_points": [
    "Delhi University suspends PhD scholar Shubham Singh for allegedly slapping professor",
    "CCTV footage shows the assault on Monday morning",
    "Singh barred from campus while inquiry committee investigates"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}