Bhopal’s NLIU prof booked for sexually harassing 2 students

Two students on Thursday evening filed a complaint against the professor at a women’s police station accusing him of sending obscene messages on phone

Published on: Mar 18, 2022, 08:19:34 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Bhopal: Bhopal’s National Law Institute University (NLIU) professor, who resigned over sexual harassment allegations last week, has been booked for sexually harassing two students.

The students on Thursday evening filed a complaint against the professor at a women’s police station accusing him of sending obscene messages on phone.

Additional police commissioner Sachin Atulkar said a First Information Report has been filed under the Indian Penal Code’s Section 354 (assault or criminal force with intent to outrage a woman’s modesty). Atulkar said further action will be taken on the basis of the investigation.

The professor resigned on March 10 after a group of students accused him of sexually harassing women over two decades. The matter came to light when 20 students met chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan seeking an inquiry against the professor, whose name is being withheld till the inquiry against him is completed.

The students alleged the professor would send inappropriate messages and videos to women students and ask them to meet him at his residence.

Assistant police commissioner Nidhi Saxena probed the matter before the students filed the complaint.

The professor rejected the allegations saying he resigned under pressure but later wrote to the university vice-chancellor saying he wanted to withdraw his resignation. He also filed a complaint against five students for harassing and threatening him. Police said a case will be registered after an investigation.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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