Lucknow medical college professor suspended over 'sexual harassment' of MD student

A faculty at King George's Medical University (KGMU) here has been suspended after a student accused him of sexual harassment, officials said on Thursday. The administration has referred the matter to its Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) for a probe. This is the third such complaint reported at the institution since December last year. KGMU spokesperson K K Singh said in a video statement that an MD student on Wednesday alleged that a professor of her department sexually harassed her at the workplace. ''Taking serious cognisance of the complaint and to ensure a fair inquiry, the accused has been suspended and barred from visiting the department during the investigation,'' Singh said. Further action would be taken based on the findings of ICC, he added. The development comes only a month after a doctor at the university, Dr Ramizuddin Naik alias Ramiz Malik, was arrested over allegations of sexual exploitation and religious conversion raised by a fellow doctor, following which the institute recommended his dismissal. In a separate instance, an intern Mohammad Adil was arrested last month in connection with an alleged rape and blackmail case involving a nursing student.