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Two journalists have been arrested on charges of breaching the privacy of gay professor S.R. Siras who was found dead in his home earlier this month.

While the police say initial investigations have ruled out a case of murder, gay and civil rights groups as well as the AMU Teachers' Association have demanded a “full, fair and impartial investigation” given the “mysterious circumstances” surrounding the professor's death. Latest update: Traces of poison found in body

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday revoked the decision of the Aligarh Muslim University to suspend a gay professor who was filmed having sex with a man in his official residence on the campus.

The following report was produced by a team of five lawyers and civil rights activists after newspapers widely reported the story of Dr. SR Siras who had been unknowingly filmed in his home having consensual sex with another adult male and subsequently suspended by the university he works at.

A professor in an Indian university, who was filmed having consensual sex with another man, was suspended from his job last month after the matter was brought to the notice of the college authorities.

Over 80 academics from universities across India and elsewhere have signed an open letter in support of Dr. S R Siras, who was suspended from his university job, after being the victim of an alleged 'sting' operation in which he was filmed without his consent.