PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 13 -- The governing body of Rajarshi Tandon Girls' Degree College, a constituent college of Allahabad University (AU), has been suspended following serious allegations that it sought monetary contributions from newly appointed teachers for "institutional development". After receiving the complaint, the university administration moved quickly and ordered a high-level inquiry, officials said.

A probe committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Prof NK Shukla, dean of the College Development Council (CDC), to investigate the allegations.

After a long hiatus, the college had recently resumed hiring for 11 teaching positions and one non-teaching role, with five selected candidates already having joined. Allegatio...