Ahmar Afaq Allegations at Symbiosis Law School Nagpur: What Is Verified?

Professor Ahmar Afaq has been placed on leave from Symbiosis Law School in Nagpur while a university committee investigates allegations that he sent inappropriate messages to female students and urged them to follow Islam. More specific claims circulating online—that he threatened students’ careers, told them to offer namaz or demanded they chant “Pakistan Zindabad”—have not been independently verified.

What are the allegations against Ahmar Afaq?

The matter came to the attention of the college after a student showed her father messages allegedly sent by the professor. Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad said the father approached them, and the organisation raised the complaint with the college administration and Nagpur police. The messages and the full complaint have not been publicly established as evidence of every claim now circulating about the case.

Some reports allege that Afaq urged Hindu female students to offer namaz or convert to Islam. Those remain allegations under investigation. The additional assertions about a threat to destroy students’ careers and a demand to chant “Pakistan Zindabad” could not be corroborated in the reporting reviewed for this article and should not be treated as established facts.

What action has Symbiosis taken?

The university has formed a committee to examine the complaint and recommend action. A university official said Afaq would remain on leave and away from campus until the inquiry is complete. The committee is also expected to examine allegations concerning his conduct at Symbiosis Law School in Hyderabad, where he previously worked. Leave during an inquiry is an interim measure, not a finding that the allegations are true.

Student organisation Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad protested over the complaint and called for an impartial investigation. It also asked the college to protect the complainant’s identity and ensure that she and any witnesses face no pressure or retaliation.

Has a police case been registered?

As of Sunday, October 18, 2026, police said no first information report had been registered. That is distinct from the complaint being examined by the university. There was no verified announcement of an arrest in the reporting reviewed for this article.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Nityanand Jha said groups visited the Nagpur campus on Saturday, October 17. Police facilitated discussions between the protesters and college officials. Later, a delegation that included the complainant met the inquiry committee, which said it would examine the allegations. Police reported no law-and-order problem during the discussions.

The next substantive development will be the committee’s findings or any formally announced police action. Until then, the allegations against Afaq—including the claims about religious pressure—remain unproven. The student’s identity should be kept private while the inquiry proceeds.