Dalit PhD student in MGU alleges sexual harassment
The Hindu
She began a hunger stir on Oct. 29 in front of varsity citing caste discrimination
The indefinite hunger launched by a Dalit PhD student at the Mahatma Gandhi University, alleging caste discrimination, took a new turn on Wednesday when she raised allegations of sexual harassment against a fellow researcher.
The PhD student, who launched the hunger strike in front of the university entrance on October 29, told mediapersons that she had been sexually harassed by a research scholar in 2014. “A research fellow in the university, forcefully held my hand when we were about to leave the classroom. I managed to escape somehow,” she told reporters.
She alleged that though the incident was reported to Sabu Thomas, the present Vice Chancellor of the university who was then the director of the university centre, and to the joint director Nandakumar Kalarikkal, they ignored her complaint. “I will file a complaint with the District Collector soon,” she added. The woman also accused a varsity employee of misbehaving with her.
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