Conspiracy and defamation, claims PJTAU V-C

HYDERABADThe Vice-Chancellor of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTAU), Aldas Janaiah, has approached the Director General of Police (DGP), seeking a comprehensive investigation into what he alleges is a conspiracy to tarnish his personal reputation through false and baseless allegations. The letter, dated October 9, was disclosed to the media on Tuesday.Mr. Janaiah alleged that certain individuals, unhappy with the administrative reforms introduced in the university, were attempting to create controversy by using routine administrative transfers as a pretext to target him.He said the woman faculty member, who accused him of sexual harassment at a press meet on November 7, had been upset over her transfer from Hyderabad to Rudrur in Nizamabad district on September 11.Mr. Janaiah maintained that the allegations were baseless and defamatory. He also questioned why no formal complaint had been lodged during the period in which the alleged incidents were said to have occurred. He said the allegations surfaced only after the administrative transfer.Mr. Janaiah said the investigation should examine WhatsApp conversations, call records and other available digital evidence exchanged between him and the faculty member over the past few years or months. Published - November 10, 2026 07:12 pm IST