No arrest has been made so far. The police have however recorded statements of the three accused.
Three professors of technical university in UP arrested for sexually harassing students
Technical university professors in Kanpur, including a woman, have been booked for allegedly sexually harassing two girl students. Police have said that the complaints alleged that the faculty members used to make indecent remarks against them. They also accused the teachers of molestation.
“It was alleged that two of the faculty members, including the woman, forced them to go to the senior professor’s office,” said a police official. Two FIRs were also lodged against the three faculty members under section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the IPC.
However, no arrest has been made so far. The police have however recorded statements of the three accused. “On Thursday, one of the professors was called to the police station to record his statement. The statements of the rest of the two were recorded on Friday,” said in-charge of the police station where the FIRs were lodged.
The complainants, aged 25, are first-year business management students and are from Kanpur and Lakhimpur Kheri. The police said they are also doing a background check on the complainants as well as with the accused faculty members. The VC has also formed an inquiry committee to into the matter.
On Thursday, members of ABVP staged a protest demanding the dismissal of the accused faculty members. A police officer said, “The varsity staff said the HoD scolded the two girl students since they were short of attendance. The students got irked over it and leveled false allegations against the HoD.”
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