India, March 27 -- New Delhi

The administration of the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University on Wednesday terminated the services of a 36-year-old contractual assistant professor with the department of political sciences, two days after he was arrested for allegedly raping a colleague and breaching a promise of marriage, according to the university and police.

The administration clarified that the alleged incident took place outside the university premises and was a personal matter. "The university strongly condemned the crime and emphasised that any attack on the dignity and rights of women would not be tolerated," a JMI official said.

A senior police officer said that a 31-year-old woman approached them on Monday with a complaint aga...