Gurugram: A Gurugram college professor has been booked for alleged sexual harassment of a woman colleague after she reported the matter to the cops, officers mentioned.
In her grievance, the feminine assistant professor knowledgeable the police that Dhirender Kaushik, Dean of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Gurugram University, has been constantly sexually harassing her for the previous 4 months.
Cops have registered an FIR towards Kaushik underneath sections 354A (sexual harassment), 506 (felony intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code at girls police station, Sector 51 on Saturday, police mentioned.
The woman professor has alleged that on April 21 the accused got here to her class and began shouting at her.
She alleged that Kaushik pressured her to succumb to his sexual wishes and in addition issued a memo to her for switching class timings. The complainant additionally alleged that he tried to bodily abuse her when she received late to class as soon as.
Dhirender Kaushik phrases allegations baseless
When contacted, Kaushik termed the allegations as “baseless”. He mentioned because of the complainant’s negligence at work, he issued her two show-cause memos.
That is why she was provoked by any person and he or she complained, he added.
The complainant mentioned that on April 28 the accused referred to as her to the clerk’s room with none motive and began shouting at her.
“At that time two clerks went out of the room. After that I was alone along with Dr Dhirender in the room. He took advantage of the situation and started molesting me. I was scared and started crying but he blocked the door of the room and did not allow me to go outside. He also threatened me that he would get me terminated,” in accordance with her grievance.
Police mentioned the complainant recorded her assertion in court docket underneath part 164 within the Code Of Criminal Procedure.
In 2018, Kaushik was additionally booked by police for sexual harassment when he was an assistant professor at Kurukshetra University, however the complainant later withdrew the allegations.
Subhash Boken, spokesperson of Gurugram Police, mentioned a probe is underway. Notice will probably be served to the accused to hitch the investigation, police mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)
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