New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Delhi University (DU) on Monday suspended a 31-year-old PhD scholar of its Faculty of Law for allegedly slapping a professor, after CCTV footage of the alleged incident surfaced online. The university also constituted a three-member committee to conduct an independent inquiry into the matter. The scholar, identified in the order as Shubham Singh, has been barred from entering university premises with immediate effect, according to an order issued by DU proctor Manoj Kumar Singh. HT has seen a copy of the order. The university's action came after 134-second CCTV footage of the alleged incident was shared online. The footage purportedly shows a man repeatedly slapping another man. HT could not independently verify the video. The professor, Anupam Jha, has taught at the Faculty of Law for 23 years. Both Jha and Singh said the incident was linked to Singh's PhD admission interview in 2025, during which Jha was one of the panel members. "As per the CCTV footage received regarding the incident that occurred at 10.30am at Umang Bhawan involving the alleged misconduct of Shubham Singh, a PhD scholar of the Faculty of Law admitted in the academic session 2024-25, it is hereby notified that he is suspended from the faculty with immediate effect. His entry into the premises of the university is banned," the order said. In a separate order, DU said a three-member committee had been constituted to investigate the allegations. Jha told HT that he was on his way to a class when Singh allegedly approached him and started hitting him. "My elbow is injured and my hand is bruised. He is not my student. My interaction with him has been very limited," Jha said, adding: "Earlier on July 29, 2025, he barged into my office, asking why I questioned him about the Constitution during the interview," Jha said. Singh, however, described the incident as an outburst of "accumulated frustration" linked to the interview and the circumstances surrounding his admission. "I was frustrated with the questions the professor had asked me in the interview and the overall system wherein I got enrolled in the course in 2024-25. However, classes began just a few days ago," he said....