Ravenshaw University sexual harassment probe begins

Cuttack | Saturday | 18th November, 2017

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CUTTACK: The internal committee formed by Ravenshaw University to probe the sexual harassment allegations levelled by a associate professor against the head of the department (HOD) of Hindi department began its probe on Friday. "If the committee finds any truth in the sexual harassment allegations then the matter will be passed to the university's Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment on for further probe. Both the parties would be be questioned in this matter and other faculty members in the Hindi department too are likely to be quizzed. Action will be taken on the basis of the inquiry report," Sarangi said. The team would also inquire into the allegations made by the HOD, Abhisek Sharma , against the woman that she ill-treated him.Vice-chancellor P C Sarangi said the committee, consisting of three professors, examined both the complaints..