Kanpur: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has terminated the PhD programme of the then Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mohd Mohsin Khan, who allegedly raped a 26-year-old IIT-K research scholar,

Provincial Police Services (PPS) officer Mohammad Mohsin Khan, accused of sexually exploiting an IIT research scholar, was pursuing his PhD in cybercrime and criminology. His PhD programme was cancelled after approval by UP Police headquarters.

Director of IIT Kanpur Manindra Agarwal told PTI that the institution received a letter from the police department stating that the NOC (No Objection Certificate) issued for Khan