Hyderabad, June 1 -- Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members attacked an assistant professor in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh, accusing him of 'love jihad' and sending 'objectionable content' to a student's phone.

The assistant professor teaches English at the Shri Varshney College. He was attacked on the college campus on May 30.

ABVP members, including female students, surrounded the professor and physically attacked him, raising slogans of "BharatMata Ki Jai" and "Phool nahi chingari hain, hum Bharat ki nari hain."

On information, the police reached the spot and rescued him.

According to ABVP leader Baldev Chaudhary, the assistant professor specifically targeted Hindu female students, offering them academic favours and help wit...