Assam University Staff Arrested for Molesting Minor

After a 48-hour manhunt, Cachar police arrested Farukh Ahmed, a non-teaching staff at Assam University, Silchar, for allegedly molesting a minor girl on campus. He was caught in Ramnagar early Sunday.

A case under BNS and POCSO Act has been registered. The university’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has launched an inquiry.

The incident has raised concerns over campus safety, especially after a faculty member of the same department was arrested in August 2024 for a similar offense.