Jajpur: A college lecturer has been arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually harassing male students of the educational institution in Jajpur district.
The accused has been identified as Niranjan Panda, a lecturer from Chitalo College.
According to the complaint lodged by a student with Jajpur police, Panda used to force the students to spend nights with him at his residence and also threatened to reduce marks in examinations if they don’t agree to his proposal.
Audio clips of telephonic conversations between the teacher and the students, and screenshots of WhatsApp messages have gone viral on social media.
On the basis of the complaint, Jajpur police registered a case under Sections 294, 354 B, and 506 of the IPC and arrested the accused teacher.
Ms Kalinga