Woman officer complains against VC to Guv, govt

Woman officer complains against VC to Guv, govt

 Ramendra Singh & Siddharth Shankar Pandey TNN 12.12.2024

Bhopal/Jabalpur : A female officer of Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (RDVV) in Jabalpur has filed a complaint against the vicechancellor, accusing of inappropriate gestures, harassment and protecting staff members who harass her. The complaint has been submitted to the Madhya Pradesh Governor, state women commission and higher education department. She confirmed to TOI that copies of the complaint circulating on social media were genuine. 

When TOI contacted V-C RK Verma, he said he had no knowledge of any such complaint. “She treats me as a guardian. I do not have any idea about this,” Verma said. As per the complaint, she says she experienced ‘inappropriate conduct’ during a meeting with the V-C and her two subordinates on Nov 21, 2024. “The vicechancellor displayed unsuitable gestures towards me whilst instructing my subordinates,” the complaint says, adding that the incident was captured on CCTV. “Such behaviour towards a female officer is deeply distressing, highly inappropriate and unacceptable,” she says. The same evening, around 6pm, the V-C publicly made an ‘unfounded accusation’ against her regarding an exam date extension although he knew that another official was the coordinator, she alleges. 

She mentions another alleged incident on Oct 13, 2024, when a guest teacher made ‘inappropriate and baseless remarks’ regarding guest honorarium. “The vice-chancellor failed to address these inappropriate comments or provide clarification to guest teachers,” she alleged. She alleges that the V-C offered only verbal assurances while ‘protecting the perpetrators’, and that she was prevented from filing a complaint in Oct this year. She has attached WhatsApp group screenshots with the complaint.