Overview
- The assistant professor’s proposal on Monday, March 23, at Sri Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences near Nelamangala prompted the college principal to approach police.
- Officers registered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s Sections 74, 75(1)(i) and 329(3), which cover assault against a woman, sexual harassment through unwelcome advances, and criminal trespass.
- The accused, identified as Abdul Rehman Sharif from the microbiology department, was served notice, questioned, and had his statement recorded, and police say no arrest has been made.
- Student-shot videos show him telling a named student “I love you” during class and handing out chocolates, then being confronted on campus and struck with slippers by her and classmates.
- The FIR cites earlier complaints that led the college to bar him from campus, and investigators are now reviewing both the alleged harassment and the subsequent assault as the clips continue to spread online.