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Agri college professor arrested in Jammu and Kashmir after pupil alleges sexual harassment

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By PTI

SRI NAGAR: Police have arrested a professor of an agricultural college in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district after a pupil levelled allegations of sexual harassment towards him, officers mentioned on Saturday.

The accused professor was arrested late Friday evening, the officers mentioned.

The authorities on Friday evening suspended the accused and initiated an inquiry towards him after protests broke out within the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) at its Wadura campus within the north Kashmir district.

The college students demanded stern motion towards the accused who’s the top of the division of agriculture extension and communication on the college.

The police additionally registered a case at police station Bomai and took up investigations, following which the accused was arrested late Friday evening and stays in police custody, the officers mentioned.

In an order, the college’s registrar on Friday mentioned the accused has been positioned beneath suspension with quick impact.

“He shall remain attached with KVK, Pombai, Kulgam,” the order learn.

SRI NAGAR: Police have arrested a professor of an agricultural college in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district after a pupil levelled allegations of sexual harassment towards him, officers mentioned on Saturday.

The accused professor was arrested late Friday evening, the officers mentioned.

The authorities on Friday evening suspended the accused and initiated an inquiry towards him after protests broke out within the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) at its Wadura campus within the north Kashmir district.

The college students demanded stern motion towards the accused who’s the top of the division of agriculture extension and communication on the college.

The police additionally registered a case at police station Bomai and took up investigations, following which the accused was arrested late Friday evening and stays in police custody, the officers mentioned.

In an order, the college’s registrar on Friday mentioned the accused has been positioned beneath suspension with quick impact.

“He shall remain attached with KVK, Pombai, Kulgam,” the order learn.