Jaunpur (UP), May 31 (PTI) A college professor was booked by the police here on Wednesday for allegedly sodomising a boy in his locality, an official said.

Superintendent of Police Brajesh Kumar said, "Based on a complaint of the boy's father, we have lodged an FIR against Santosh Singh who is a professor of law at TD College. The FIR has been registered at Line Bazar police station."

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"The professor is absconding and the police are investigating the matter," the police officer added.

Last week, an FIR was lodged against Pradeep Singh, a professor who teaches ancient history at the same college, after a video of him speaking indecently to a female student went viral on social media.

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