Accused suspended, FIR lodged: DC Bla
Suhail Khan
BARAMULLA, Dec 2: The accused professor in SKUAST ‘sexual harrasment’ case has been placed under suspension pending inquiry that has been ordered in a complaint lodged by a female student on Friday.
Taking to micro blogging site twitter as per Kashmir Despatch, DC Baramulla Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar confirmed that police has registered FIR in the matter and the accused professor has been suspended pending inquiry.
Meanwhile, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir in order copy of which a copy lies with Kashmir Despatch reads, Pending enquiry into the matter of alleged misconduct, Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Dar, Prof. Et Head, Division of Agri. Extension and Communication, Faculty of Agriculture, Wadura is hereby placed under suspension with immediate effect. He shall remain attached with KVK, Pombai, Kulgam.
Consequent upon above, the charge of Head, Division of Agri. Extension and Communication shall remain with Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Wadura till further orders.
Pertinent to mention here that a female student of SKUAST Wadoora Sopore campus on Friday alleged that she was sexually harrased by a professor in the campus following which students of the varsity staged a massive protest demonstration seeking a stern action against the guilty.
Earlier, a few days ago a female student of GDC Sopore had made a similar allegation against a professor in which the college authorities submitted a report to the government after inquiring into the matter.
