International Relations' professor Kanak Sarkar has likened a woman's virginity to a "sealed bottle" or "packet" in a Facebook post, triggering a furore on social media and academic circles. Though he was quick to delete the post, screenshots of it went viral.

Students' unions on Tuesday submitted memorandums to JU Vice-Chancellor Suranjan Das, demanding strict action against Sarkar.

On Wednesday, 16 January, Sarkar was ‘divested of his duties with immediate effect’ in view of the recommendation of the student-teacher committee of the department of international relation, news agency ANI reported.