A midnight protest by members of the Students Federation of India (SFI) against alleged sexual harassment of a student by senior faculty members at Pondicherry University turned tense on Thursday, October 9, leading to the reported detention of 24 students by police.

According to a report by The News Minute , two audio recordings alleging sexual harassment by the Centre Head of the Karaikal campus, Dr. C. Madhavaiah, and A Praveen, a faculty member of the Department of Physical Education and Sports.

In the recording, Madhavaiah is accused by a student of sexually harassing her via text, demanding nude photos, and threatening to penalise her academically (by cutting her internal marks) if she did not comply.

The victim made these allegations when talking to another woman to settle

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