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Siras, the deceased professor, was earlier suspended after he was filmed during a consensual homosexual act with a rickshaw puller in his home on the campus. The Allahabad high court later stayed his suspension.<\/p>\n<p>Siras was found dead in his residence April 7 with blood oozing out his mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Strongly voicing a collective opinion Gautam Bhan, one of the protestors, said: &#8220;Morality cannot legally be used as a ground for restricting the fundamental right to dignity, privacy and autonomy of any individual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;AMU should appoint a committee to look into instances of such moral policing. The vice chancellor should be immediately suspended for his part in the persecution of Dr. Siras,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Another protestor said: &#8220;A public posthumous apology should be issued by the vice chancellor to the late professor Siras.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The protest which was held in the heart of the capital in Connaught Place saw the participation of around 100 people.<\/p>\n<p>The protestors which included students, activists and others held banners demanding justice for Siras and an impartial enquiry into his death.<\/p>\n<p>Among their other demands was also that action should be taken against the journalists who filmed Siras in his home.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday the police said that a first information report (FIR) was registered against four AMU officials and some journalists for breaching the privacy of Siras<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of activists and members of the sexual minority community Monday staged a protest in the capital demanding that the gay Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor who was found dead last week and was earlier suspended for &#8220;gross misconduct&#8221; be issued a public posthumous apology. 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