Guwahati, June 20 -- North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) of Meghalaya has suspended Professor Nirmalendu Saha after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) held him in custody for 48 hours.

The university's Public Relations Officer confirmed the suspension on Friday, citing institutional rules that mandate such action when any faculty member remains in investigative custody for more than two days.

Professor Saha, who serves as both Dean of the School of Life Sciences and Professor of Zoology, was arrested on June 12 during a CBI sting operation conducted at the Guwahati University Guest House.

According to the CBI, officials caught him accepting a bribe of Rs 3.43 lakh in connection with a scheme involving supply contracts worth sig...