Two assistant professors from National Sanskrit University were arrested for sexually assaulting a 22-year-old student in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

Two assistant professors of the National Sanskrit University were arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman student belonging to Odisha, police in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati said on Wednesday.

Tirupati (East) deputy superintendent of police M Bhaktavatsalam told reporters that the assistant professors, Laxman Kumar and A Shekhar Reddy, from the department of education were arrested on Tuesday evening, following a written statement from the victim.

A team of police officers visited Odisha on Monday to record the victim’s statement.

According to Bhaktavatsalam, the woman joined the B.Ed course in June this year. Dr Laxman

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