Guwahati, March 27 -- A formal complaint has been lodged against Professor Mahmood Ansari of the Economics Department at Assam University, Silchar, accusing him of verbal abuse, caste-based discrimination, and issuing threats to maintenance workers.

The incident, which reportedly occurred on March 12, 2025, has sparked widespread outrage, with workers now seeking police intervention after receiving no response from university authorities.

The allegations stem from an incident at Professor Ansari's official residence, where workers had arrived to perform maintenance under an Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) overseen by their contractor, Rajashree Dev. According to the complaint, the professor became agitated over a minor delay, respondi...