India, March 30 -- West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has asked the former interim vice chancellor of Jadavpur University (JU) to return the money which was "unauthorisedly expended" to organise the "illegal convocation" in December 2024.

Bose, who is the chancellor of all state-run universities including Jadavpur, removed Bhaskar Gupta, the interim vice chancellor of JU, on March 27. Gupta was scheduled to retire on March 31.

"It is imperative to recover the university fund unauthorisedly expended by you for the conduct of the illegal convocation. Since you have not furnished any report on the expenses incurred, you will ascertain the same from the university office, remit the same in the bank and report compliance immediately failing...