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Two professors of Bharathidasan University (BDU) person been sent connected ‘compulsory retirement’ aft an interior complaints committee (ICC) recovered them blameworthy of sexually harassing pistillate students.
According to BDU sources, the compulsory status from assemblage work of S. Ganesan, erstwhile caput of the economics department, and D. Ramesh, subordinate prof successful distant sensing department, was approved by the Syndicate connected October 10.
A Syndicate gathering held connected September 22 reportedly had recommended either termination oregon compulsory status aft the ICC recovered the 2 module members blameworthy of harassing pistillate students.
Sources said the ailment against Mr. Ganesan was much than a twelvemonth old, portion that against Mr. Ramesh was lodged astir six months ago.
Academicians said the enactment was among the strongest disciplinary measures taken against module members successful caller years.
“Institutions should travel the guidelines of the University Grants Commission for dealing with complaints of intersexual harassment successful a much meticulous manner. We indispensable cognize if determination was capable practice of students connected the ICC regarding this issue, and besides whether the accused were asked for their comments connected the committee’s findings,” K. Pandyan, erstwhile president of Association of University Teachers, told The Hindu.
