A female professor of Kolkata's St Xavier's University was asked to resign and pay a fine of 99 crores ($12.4 million) after she posted a picture of herself in a bikini on the social media platform Instagram.

The university's decision has triggered a privacy debate on social media with netizens asking whether it is alright to judge someone's professional capability on the basis of their personal life.

It comes after the female teacher moved to another state and filed a written petition in Calcutta High Court against the university's decision of asking her for an ''unconditional apology'' due to the ''immense and irreparable damage'' caused by her to its reputation.

The female teacher has argued that a student's guardian complained about her personal photos to the vice-chancellor of the university but she did not receive any copy of the written complaint.

The guardian said, ''I was appalled to find my son looking at some pictures of Prof. where she has posed in a sexually explicit way causing deliberate public exposure.''

''To look at a teacher dressed in her undergarments and uploading pictures on social media is utterly shameful for me as a parent since I have tried to shield my son from this kind of gross indecency and objectification of the female body. It is obscene, vulgar and improper for a 18-year-old student to see his professor dressed in scanty clothes exhibiting her body on a public platform.''

According to her, ''I heard what was read out and was asked to quit.''

Filing a complaint at the Jadavpur police station, she is inquiring how her posts on Instagram were leaked to a third person when they should have been accessible to only her close group of friends.

''It's important to find out if her social media expression had affected her teaching duties; if not, then connecting social media expression to professional duties is not justified,'' said Upal Chakrabarti, assistant professor of sociology at Presidency University.&nbsp;

Four years ago, Xavier's University issued a controversial circular stating “Avoid wearing revealing and indecent dresses like too short pants from January 2018."

(With inputs from agencies)

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A female professor of Kolkata's St Xavier's University was asked to resign and pay a fine of 99 crores ($12.4 million) after she posted a picture of herself in a bikini on the social media platform Instagram.

A female professor of Kolkata's St Xavier's University was asked to resign and pay a fine of 99 crores ($12.4 million) after she posted a picture of herself in a bikini on the social media platform Instagram. The university's decision has triggered a privacy debate on social media with netizens asking whether it is alright to judge someone's professional capability on the basis of their personal life. It comes after the female teacher moved to another state and filed a written petition in Calcutta High Court against the university's decision of asking her for an ''unconditional apology'' due to the ''immense and irreparable damage'' caused by her to its reputation. The female teacher has argued that a student's guardian complained about her personal photos to the vice-chancellor of the university but she did not receive any copy of the written complaint. The guardian said, ''I was appalled to find my son looking at some pictures of Prof. where she has posed in a sexually explicit way causing deliberate public exposure.'' ''To look at a teacher dressed in her undergarments and uploading pictures on social media is utterly shameful for me as a parent since I have tried to shield my son from this kind of gross indecency and objectification of the female body. It is obscene, vulgar and improper for a 18-year-old student to see his professor dressed in scanty clothes exhibiting her body on a public platform.'' According to her, ''I heard what was read out and was asked to quit.'' Filing a complaint at the Jadavpur police station, she is inquiring how her posts on Instagram were leaked to a third person when they should have been accessible to only her close group of friends. ''It's important to find out if her social media expression had affected her teaching duties; if not, then connecting social media expression to professional duties is not justified,'' said Upal Chakrabarti, assistant professor of sociology at Presidency University. Four years ago, Xavier's University issued a controversial circular stating “Avoid wearing revealing and indecent dresses like too short pants from January 2018." (With inputs from agencies) Watch WION's live TV here: ×

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The principal of St&nbsp;Xavier&#39;s College, Kolkata, Father Felix Raj was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund scam on Thursday.

Raj appeared before the CBI officials at the Complex Government Offices Complex in Kolkata for questioning.

Sources in the CBI reveal the main accused in the Rose Valley chit fund scam, Gautam Kundu, who was also the chairman of the Rose Valley Group had made a donation of Rs 71,00,000 for the admission of his son.

Officials of CBI will examine his role in the huge amount paid to the college as a&nbsp;donation.

Two days ago, CBI arrested Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandhyapadhyay on charges of money laundering.

(WION)

Father Felix Raj appeared before CBI officials at the CGO Complex in Kolkata for questioning

The principal of St Xavier's College, Kolkata, Father Felix Raj was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund scam on Thursday. Raj appeared before the CBI officials at the Complex Government Offices Complex in Kolkata for questioning. Sources in the CBI reveal the main accused in the Rose Valley chit fund scam, Gautam Kundu, who was also the chairman of the Rose Valley Group had made a donation of Rs 71,00,000 for the admission of his son. Officials of CBI will examine his role in the huge amount paid to the college as a donation. Two days ago, CBI arrested Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandhyapadhyay on charges of money laundering. (WION)

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Resignation of professor over Instagram post of her in swimsuit sparks privacy debate

Rose Valley scam: CBI calls St Xavier's College principal for questioning