Associate professor of Sahyadri college accused of harassing student

An subordinate prof astatine Sahyadri Arts College successful Shivamogga, a constituent assemblage of Kuvempu University, has been accused of harassing a student.

The teaching module allegedly sent objectionable messages to the pupil and besides invited her to a backstage spot to conscionable him. Following the student’s complaint, the main issued a announcement to the module and besides recommended that the assemblage authorities instrumentality disciplinary enactment against him.

Siraj Ahmed, main of the college, said that helium received a ailment from a pistillate pupil accusing a teaching module subordinate of harassing her connected March 12. He issued a announcement to the module acrophobic wrong 15 minutes. The mentation from the module was placed earlier an interior committee that handles complaints related to intersexual harassment.

“The committee heard the substance and recovered him blameworthy of committing the offence. The assemblage has relieved him of each responsibilities, including being the seat of his department, awarding interior marks, and guiding projects. I person brought this to the announcement of the registrar of the assemblage and person besides recommended disciplinary enactment against the module member,” the main stated.

Members of the Shivamogga territory portion of the National Students’ Union of India, connected Monday, staged a protestation successful beforehand of the assemblage and urged the assemblage to suspend the accused immediately.