German Professor Rejects Indian Intern Citing “Rape Problem “

10 March , New Delhi

An Indian student’s internship request was rejected by a professor in Germany citing rape problem in India, prompting a sharp reaction from the German envoy in Delhi who condemned it saying India was not a country of rapists.

Professor Beck-Sickinger of Leipzig University in Free State of Saxony had rejected the internship application, saying she does not accept any Indian male student for internship.

She said, that she has heard a lot about the rape problem in India which she cannot support.

Taking note of the incident, German Ambassador Michael Steiner wrote a strong-worded letter to the professor following which she apologized for her unwarranted remarks in the rejection letter to the student whose identity is not known.

In his letter, Steiner said, India is not a country of rapists.