The Chikkamagaluru Rural Police have registered a case against a professor of the government medical college in the town on charges of stalking a student.
The police, registered the case against Gangadhar, a faculty member at the college, under Section 354 D of the IPC. According to the complainant, the accused sent her several messages in 2023.
The police have taken up the investigation. Meanwhile, the internal complaints committee of the college has also taken up an inquiry into the allegations.
Ahead of the complaint, the student gave statements to a section of media levelling allegations against the faculty member. In response, the accused maintained that there was no truth in the allegations.