Professor charged with sexual harassment and intimidation of student – ​​ThePrint – PTIFeed

Shimla, Sept 2 (PTI) – A professor of a government college in Shimla has been booked for sexual harassment and criminal intimidation for allegedly assaulting a 20-year-old student with intent to outrage her modesty, police said on Monday.

According to police, the victim filed a complaint at the women's police station in Shimla, alleging that the professor had sexually harassed her for a long period of time and threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident.

Police have registered a case under sections 354, 354-A and 506 of the IPC, which correspond to sections 74 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 75 (sexual harassment) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Further investigations into the incident have been initiated. PTI COR BPL KSS KSS

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