Meghalaya: Hindi professor assaulted on NEHU campus, hospitalised

A Hindi professor was assaulted at his office in Meghalaya's North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) campus by unidentified miscreants, police said on April 25.

The incident took place on the evening of April 24 when Alok Singh of the Hindi department was in his office. He was rushed to the hospital due to the injuries he received, they said.

East Khasi Hills district Superintendent of Police V Syiem said a complaint in this case, was received and a case will be registered after necessary legal follow-up.

The attack was condemned by the teachers of the university.

"We urged the police to take strict action against the attackers of a teacher in his office on a university campus," one of his colleagues told PTI.

The NEHU Teachers Association will be meeting Singh to get a first-hand knowledge of the attack, he said.