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SU officials said total four female students, including the victim, were enrolled for PhD under Panchal. It they won’t file an FIR, then I will approach the police with the report of the sexual harassment committee,” she told TOI. The victim had alleged that Panchal used to call her to his chamber and make sexual advances at her. However, the PhD student, who lodged complaint against Panchal, wants university to file the FIR against the professor first.The PhD student had registered complaint against Panchal on August 30, following which the SU authorities had recorded the professor’s statement the next day. When she stopped going to his chamber, the professor allegedly threatened to sabotage her PhD thesis.The case was taken up by the SU sexual harassment committee after five-day Janmashtami break on September 6 with deposition of Panchal’s past students, other female students and staff members..