Andhra medico who accused professors of sexual harassment commits suicide

IANS  |  Vijayawada 

A PG medical student of in Tirupati, who had accused three professors of sexual harassment, has committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh's district.

The 30-year-old victim was found hanging at her flat in Pileru town on Tuesday.

In April, she had complained to in writing that she was being sexually harassed by three professors from the

Following which the college management formed a committee in May to conduct an inquiry.

The student, meanwhile, was upset after she failed in the post-graduate exams. She had told her friends that she was deliberately failed as she had complained against the professors.

The suicide triggered protests by students at the where a sit-in was staged demanding action against the professors.

The victim's relatives alleged that the inquiry committee had not submitted its report and the three professors had gone to the media describing her as mentally unsound.

They said the attitude of the professors had caused her mental agony.

--IANS

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First Published: Tue, August 07 2018. 13:06 IST