WB: Teacher sent on leave after complaints of sexual harassment
West Bengal's Kalyani University has sent a teacher on forced leave for an indefinite period after a number of female students complained of sexual harassment against him, a top university official said on Wednesday. The accused is a teacher of the Department of Folklore and he was asked to go on forced leave yesterday, the Vice-Chancellor of Kalyani University, Shankar Kumar Ghosh, said.
Complaints of sexual harassment received two months ago
"We received the complaints of sexual harassment against the teacher about two months ago and had initiated an inquiry," the Vice-Chancellor said. "In the meantime, we received letters from the UGC, Women's Commission and many other bodies asking about the allegations of sexual harassment," he added. The decision was taken by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) on sexual harassment of women at the workplace.
