[IE] Sexual harassment in college: No case registered yet

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Jalandhar, April 2: The controversy in the sexual harassment case of students of St Soldier Therapy and Rehabilitation College in Jalandhar refuses to die down, as the police have yet to register a case against the alleged accused. The college has been closed for the past one week over the issue.

In a meeting of college authorities with the girl students, the college authorities have agreed to accept all the demands made by the students and have decided to suspend the head of the department.

The girl students had alleged ragging and said the authorities turned a deaf ear to their complaints. The four girls, namely Jyoti Anup Singh Sahota, Chander Rekha, Ujala Sonia and Monika, have also given a written complaint to the police against the alleged misbehaviour of the college staff and boy students.

DSP Jagmohan Singh, when contacted, said it is a college matter and it is for the management to take action.

Chairman of the college Anil Chopra said the college is closed for a week and the HoD has been suspended at the moment and further investigations are on to know who is the main culprit.

Jyoti, one of the complainants, said they have submitted another complaint to the police, mentioning the names of the boys who misbehaved with them and alleging that the college authorities, including the HOD, never took any action even after repeated complaints.