PJTSAU Vice-Chancellor denies sexual harassment allegations, seeks police probe

Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor Aldas Janaiah has termed sexual harassment allegations against him baseless and sought a comprehensive police investigation. In a letter to DGP CV Anand, he alleged a conspiracy linked to faculty transfers

Hyderabad: Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University Vice Chancellor Prof. Aldas Janaiah on Tuesday termed sexual harassment allegations levelled by a woman professor as baseless and sought a comprehensive police investigation into the issue.

In a letter to DGP CV Anand, Prof. Janiah said a female faculty member was transferred to the College of Food Science and Technology, Rudrur (Nizamabad district) as part of routine group transfers, replacing another faculty member who had been stationed there for 12 years.

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As the transfer did not suit her, the professor chose to retaliate with ‘malice’, he said, adding that “Out of sheer vindictiveness and very likely instigated and conspired by other disgruntled elements within the system who are unhappy with our reform path, she has been indulging in spreading false allegations and complaints against me in the last one week”.

He also mentioned in the letter that there was a big conspiracy to defame him personally and destabilise systems that he had implemented in the last two years of his tenure.

“In the press conference, she hurled completely baseless, fabricated, and defamatory allegations against me, claiming harassment during the first half of this year (January to June 2026). The 11-month silence before filing any complaint clearly proves that her allegations are manufactured, malicious afterthought deliberately created in retaliation against a routine administrative transfer that too in collusion with other disgruntled elements,” he added.