Bhubaneswar: Orissa The government has asked the officials Jaydev College Of Education and technology in Naharkanta, on the outskirts of the state capital, reportedly for further investigation. rape And sexual harassment Plus-III girl student of the institute.
Though the matter was not reported to the police, a plus-3 student of the college has accused a reader rank teacher of the institute of rape. It is also alleged that she was sexually harassed by the accused lecturer for months. The matter came to light after the Higher Education Department directed the college principal to conduct a thorough inquiry into the incident and submit a report immediately.
A has been charged against Physics Pathak who also served as an NCC officer (Naval Wing). The accused Pathak was accused of torturing the girl mentally and physically for the past few months.
The girl had caught the attention of the college authority on July 25. The college authorities, instead of taking the help of the police, constituted an internal complaints committee to investigate and submitted a report to the college management council chief, who happens to be the Khurda district sub-pradhan. Collector.
Additional Secretary, Higher Education Department Surendra Kumar Panda has written to the college authorities that the allegation should be thoroughly investigated as per the procedure laid down in the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Sources said the internal committee of the college could not find any evidence of the allegations leveled by the student.
Meanwhile, the Higher Education Department has transferred Pathak to Kuchinda College in Sambalpur district. “Yes, a physics reader joined our college on August 1 and went on leave for two days,” said Srikant Patel, principal of Kuchinda College.
(The identity of the victim is not disclosed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directions on matters related to sexual harassment)
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