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Goa University teacher booked for alleged sexual harassment of student
According to the father of the girl student, he had reported the matter to the university authorities
A Goa University teacher was booked for allegedly sexually harassing a student, police said on Thursday.
The father of the girl student in his complaint has alleged that the teacher touched his daughter inappropriately.
He said that he had reported the matter to the university authorities, however, they did not take any action against the accused teacher.
Police said that a complaint was registered against the accused teacher at the Panaji Women’s police station based on the complaint given by the father of the rape survivor.
The teacher was booked under sections 354 (sexual assault) and 354A (sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code, said police inspector Reema Malik, adding “...We have recorded the student’s statement and we are probing the case.”
