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‘I Love You’: Bengaluru Professor’s Proposal in Class Ends in Scuffle, Video Goes Viral

The assistant professor was booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections after students assaulted him following his proposal to a student despite prior complaints and entry restrictions.

  • On March 26, Nelamangala police booked 50-year-old microbiology assistant professor Abdul Rahman Shariff following viral videos of him proposing to a student at Sri Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre.
  • Shariff allegedly interrupted a March 23 lecture despite prior management restrictions, offering a student a chocolate and declaring, "I love you," before the entire class.
  • After the student rejected his advances and hit him with a slipper inside the classroom, other students confronted and assaulted him near a parked vehicle on campus.
  • Police registered a case under Sections 74, 75, and 329 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , while college management issued a notice and restricted his campus entry.
  • Two videos of the incident circulated widely on social media, drawing backlash from the public and medical fraternity; investigations into prior complaints against the professor remain ongoing.
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Medical Dialogues broke the news in New Delhi, India on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
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