AGRA: Mathura police on Wednesday arrested a Physics professor, who teaches at a private university, on charges of sexually assaulting a B Tech student. The accused was later remanded to judicial custody after being produced before a local court.
According to the FIR, the accused, who was the head of the Physics department, had asked the male student to visit his on-campus residence at around 5:30 pm on Tuesday to clear doubts about the course material. Afterward, he locked the door from inside and sexually assaulted him, it was alleged.
The student informed his friend and an uncle about the incident. Later, he lodged an FIR against the professor.
Superintendent of police (city), M P Singh, said that the accused was booked under section 377 (unnatural offences) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC at the Vrindavan police station.
The chancellor of the university said that the faculty member has been suspended and an inquiry has been initiated. He said, “Further action will be taken based on the investigation report.” He added that the suspect had joined the varsity around two months ago.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect his privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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