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Cuttack: Ravenshaw University is again in the news for the same wrong reason of sexual harassment as a Hindi Reader of the University brought a sexual harassment allegation against the Hindi Department’s HOD, Abhishekh Sharma, on Thursday.
Informing about the incident, Cuttack ACP Manoranjan Biswal said that the Reader has lodged a complaint at the Mahila police station, where her statement was recorded and a case against the HOD under IPC sections 354-A, 323 and 307 has been registered.
Medical examination of the Reader has also been conducted, he added.
Sources said that both the Reader and Abhishekh previously complained against each other before the University Registrar Maheswar Agasti following which a committee has been formed to probe into the allegations.
The committee will submit its report within 10-15 days and action will be taken accordingly, added Agasti.
In July this year, a Plus Three first year girl student of Chemistry department of the University had brought sexual harassment allegations against Assistant Professor Alekh Kumar Sutar. University Vice-Chancellor Prakash Chandra Sarangi had suspended the Assistant Professor in that connection.
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