Overview
- IIT Ropar said it removed the faculty member from duties, placed him on forced leave, and barred him from campus while its Internal Complaints Committee investigates.
- The committee, which handles sexual harassment cases on campus, began proceedings within 24 hours and is required to submit its findings within three months.
- Police said they received the institute’s complaint and logged a daily diary report, and they will register a case after the student files a formal statement.
- The student alleges the supervisor punched her in the eye, pressured her to travel to Japan, threatened expulsion, installed unauthorized lab cameras, and blocked her from retrieving a phone she says holds proof.
- The institute reported changing her supervisor, offering medical care and counseling, and defending campus CCTV use as a security measure as questions grow about surveillance, evidence handling, and power imbalances in labs.