St Stephen’s PhD student recorded conversations on DU professor’s advice

Sources said the professor had advised the student based on his “past experience” — he had earlier witnessed the principle trying to “protect the institution” in many instances.

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The student has given the Delhi Police the alleged recordings of four meetings between her, Thampu and Kumar

The Delhi University (DU) research student who submitted telephonic recordings to the investigation agency of the alleged conversations between her, St Stephen’s Principal Valson Thampu and the professor she accused of harassing her, did so on the “advice” given to her by a DU professor, sources said. The alleged conversation, sources claimed, was recorded through a mobile application.

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Sources said the professor had advised the student based on his “past experience” — he had earlier witnessed the principle trying to “protect the institution” in many instances.

The student — who had filed an FIR against college professor Satish Kumar alleging sexual harassment — has given the Delhi Police the alleged recordings of four meetings between her, Thampu and Kumar held on January 7, 9 and 10 this year. She has submitted her mobile device as evidence to strengthen her case that Thampu shielded Kumar, sources added.

“A professor told her (the student) that she could never guess what the principal’s aim is — he could either be trying to help or damage her (reputation). So he told the girl that there is no harm in recording the conversations. The professor had seen cases in the past, where the principal tried to protect the institution. Based on that, he advised her to make a recording,” a source said.

Kaunain Sheriff M

Kaunain Sheriff M is an award-winning investigative journalist and the National Health Editor at The Indian Express. He is the author of Johnson & Johnson Files: The Indian Secrets of a Global Giant, an investigation into one of the world’s most powerful pharmaceutical companies. With over a decade of experience, Kaunain brings deep expertise in three areas of investigative journalism: law, health, and data. He currently leads The Indian Express newsroom’s in-depth coverage of health. His work has earned some of the most prestigious honours in journalism, including the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism, the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Award, and the Mumbai Press Club’s Red Ink Award. Kaunain has also collaborated on major global investigations. He was part of the Implant Files project with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which exposed malpractices in the medical device industry across the world. He also contributed to an international investigation that uncovered how a Chinese big-data firm was monitoring thousands of prominent Indian individuals and institutions in real time. Over the years, he has reported on several high-profile criminal trials, including the Hashimpura massacre, the 2G spectrum scam, and the coal block allocation case. Within The Indian Express, he has been honoured three times with the Indian Express Excellence Award for his investigations—on the anti-Sikh riots, the Vyapam exam scam, and the abuse of the National Security Act in Uttar Pradesh. ... Read More

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