পুলওয়ামা: আপত্তিকর পোস্ট করে বরখাস্ত কলেজ শিক্ষিকা
Pulwama attack: College teacher suspended for ‘objectionable’ FB post

February 16: When the entire nation is raining anger on Pakistan sponsored terrorism on Indian soil, a college teacher in Guwahati was alleged by social media users to write on her Facebook wall an “inappropriate” post over the Pulwama terror attack. The Facebook post went viral with the social media users slamming her and tagging Assam Police to “take action” against the professor.

After a Twitterati shared the teacher’s post with the official Twitter handle of Assam police, an action was initiated. Responding to the tweet, the Assam Police said: “This is being looked into and appropriate action will be initiated.”

In face of severe backlash, the accused Papri Z Banerjee, an Assistant professor of English removed the post from her timeline. In her Facebook post on Friday, the lady teacher at Icon Commerce College, Guwahati wrote:

After much uproar on social media, the Assistant Professor of Icon Commerce College was suspended by the college’s governing body on Saturday. It:was stated in the suspension letter that, “You are put under suspension with immediate effect till the matter is resolved by the competent authority.”

The professor informed that she has been “questioned” by the Crime Branch of the Assam Police over the Facebook post. Meanwhile an FIR was registered against the professor at the Silchar Police Station. It was learnt that the FIR was lodged by one Subhasish Choudhury of Chenguri Road, Silchar on February 16th, 2019.

However, later on the Assistant Professor told that her post was misinterpreted. The teacher alleged she has received death threats after her comment went viral on the social media. “Continuous rape, Lynch, and death threats are full in my inbox.”