University professor accused of sexually assaulting foreign student sent to 14-day remand
Protest at Hyderabad University on Dec 3, 2022, after a foreign student was assaulted by a Hindi professor. |
Hyderabad: A day after a professor of Hyderabad University was arrested for sexually assaulting a foreign student, the former has been sent to a 14-day remand, police said on Sunday.
On Saturday, Hindi professor Ravi Ranjan was arrested on charges of assaulting a student.
The assault happened at professor’s residence
As per reports, the professor allegedly called the student to his residence near the campus on Friday evening on the pretext of teaching her Hindi and tried to sexually assault her after offering alcohol.
Deeply traumatised by the sexual assault, the victim narrated the incident to her classmates. As she was unable to communicate properly in English, she used an online app for translation.
The victim, who is from Thailand and recently joined the Masters course, was rushed to the health centre of the university by other students. After the check-up, she lodged a complaint with Gachibowli police station under Cyberabad Police Commissionerate.
The Director of Foreign Exchange Programme of the central university also lodged a complaint.
The police registered a case against the professor under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and took him into custody.
The police recorded the 23-year-old victim’s statement with the help of a translator.
Protests by students over delay in lodging police complaint
As the word spread about the sexual assault, students gathered outside the main gate of the campus and staged a protest, demanding stringent action against the professor. They demanded that the university authorities immediately suspend him.
The students also slammed the university authorities for the delay in lodging a police complaint against the accused. They alleged that neither the Vice-Chancellor nor the Registrar met the victim.
The students belonging to various groups said they will continue the protest till the university takes action against him.
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