BDU asst professor booked for sexual assault on PhD scholar

TNN | Mar 11, 2020, 04.55 AM IST

Trichy: An assistant professor from the Bharathidasan University has been booked by the all woman police station (AWPS) Thiruverumbur after a sexual harassment complaint was filed by a research scholar. He has been booked under section 354A for sexual harassment.

According to the victim, the faculty member had made sexual advances citing inability to have physical relationship with his wife over medical grounds.

Although she lodged a complaint with the vice-chancellor, who assured to get her another guide, other faculty members refused to guide her. Subsequently, the vice-chancellor told her that she would be admitted to any of the affiliated colleges under the university.

She approached the Trichy superintendent of police following which a case was booked at the AWPS Thiruverumbur on February 25. On Monday, the victim approached the district collector seeking action against the faculty member.

Speaking to TOI, registrar G Gopinath said that an internal complaints committee has been constituted as per UGC directives. “The inquiry will conclude on Wednesday and the committee is likely to submit the report soon. Action will be initiated based on the report,” he said. Thiruverumbur DSP Y Suresh Kumar said that action will be initiated based on the internal report.