Agra: A senior professor in the Chemistry department of the Institute of Basic Sciences at Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra, has been accused by a research scholar of “sexually exploiting” her for two years under the promise of marriage.

Based on the woman’s complaint, the police filed an FIR on Sunday under sections 69 (sexual intercourse not amounting to rape, where consent obtained by deceitful means); 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) and 351(2)(criminal intimidation) of the BNS.

This issue has brought into focus an alleged a culture of teacher-researcher relationships at the university, which, say students, often results in mental and physical torture, especially for female scholars. Show Full Article

In her complaint to the police, the 27-year-old woman said she was conductin

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