Medico's dad slams delay in probe into sexual harassment complaint
TNN | Updated: Nov 4, 2017, 11:55 IST
VILLUPURAM/CHENNAI: More than a week after a medical intern at the Government Villupuram Medical Collegefiled a sexual harassment complaint against an assistant professor, her father, a retired government employee, has slammed the delay in initiating an inquiry, adding that they were 'victimising' his daughter instead.
While the assistant professor, who has been named in the complaint dated October 25, continues to work in the same college, the medico has been shifted to another batch under another faculty. The complaint accusing the professor of 'unwanted deliberate touch' was addressed to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University vice chancellor Dr V Geethalakshmi. A copy was sent to the director of medical education Dr Edwin Joe and college dean Dr M Vanithamani along with signatures of 32 batch mates, who claimed to have either known or witnessed the incident which happened on October 22.
While the student could not be contacted, her father said college officials were "attempting to safeguard the culprit" instead of punishing him. "The faculty told me my daughter was a drug addict and she was being vindictive as he turned down her proposal. We have now decided not to let this go. We will ensure that the professor is punished," he said.
Two of the complainant's batch mates, who sought anonymity, said they decided to sign the complaint as they wanted the assistant professor to be punished. "We wanted the professor to go on leave till the inquiry is completed. The hospital turned our request down," they said.
The university registrar Dr T Balasubramanian said his office received a complaint on Friday. "We will seek an inquiry report from the college dean. Our university is not an administrative authority, but an academic body," he said.
Dr Vanithamani told TOI that she moved the medico under another faculty so that the girl does not have to face her alleged abuser. A committee comprising senior doctors, social workers, journalists and hospital administrators will conduct a two-day inquiry from November 8. "The medico, her batch mates, parents, the assistant professor and other faculty members will be called for a detailed inquiry," she said.
TNN | Updated: Nov 4, 2017, 11:55 IST
VILLUPURAM/CHENNAI: More than a week after a medical intern at the Government Villupuram Medical Collegefiled a sexual harassment complaint against an assistant professor, her father, a retired government employee, has slammed the delay in initiating an inquiry, adding that they were 'victimising' his daughter instead.
While the assistant professor, who has been named in the complaint dated October 25, continues to work in the same college, the medico has been shifted to another batch under another faculty. The complaint accusing the professor of 'unwanted deliberate touch' was addressed to the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University vice chancellor Dr V Geethalakshmi. A copy was sent to the director of medical education Dr Edwin Joe and college dean Dr M Vanithamani along with signatures of 32 batch mates, who claimed to have either known or witnessed the incident which happened on October 22.
While the student could not be contacted, her father said college officials were "attempting to safeguard the culprit" instead of punishing him. "The faculty told me my daughter was a drug addict and she was being vindictive as he turned down her proposal. We have now decided not to let this go. We will ensure that the professor is punished," he said.
Two of the complainant's batch mates, who sought anonymity, said they decided to sign the complaint as they wanted the assistant professor to be punished. "We wanted the professor to go on leave till the inquiry is completed. The hospital turned our request down," they said.
The university registrar Dr T Balasubramanian said his office received a complaint on Friday. "We will seek an inquiry report from the college dean. Our university is not an administrative authority, but an academic body," he said.
Dr Vanithamani told TOI that she moved the medico under another faculty so that the girl does not have to face her alleged abuser. A committee comprising senior doctors, social workers, journalists and hospital administrators will conduct a two-day inquiry from November 8. "The medico, her batch mates, parents, the assistant professor and other faculty members will be called for a detailed inquiry," she said.
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