SU teacher detained for harassment

Rajkot: Police have detained an assistant professor of Master of physical education (MPED) department of Saurashtra university (SU) on Saturday who was sacked by the university for harassing a female student for five years. Cops will arrest the accused after his Covid test are done.
Vikram Vankani was sacked by the varsity last week while an internal complaints committee of SU is investigation into the allegations. The complainant is studying in the varsity since 2014 and is currently pursuing her doctoral studies.
Deputy commissioner of police, Manoharsinh Jadeja told TOI, “The accused was being harassed mentally and physically from 2014 to 2019. She was afraid that her education will be affected and so didn’t want to file a complaint. We encouraged her to file the complaint and also approached other girls to voice complaints for similar grievances.”
The student alleged that the accused would put her in an embarassing position many a time when she was in her periods. Vankani would force her to painful physical exercises on the ground. According to the complaint, he also allegedly told her in 2014 that “if you won’t seduce me you will suffer a lot.” The girl further alleged that the accused would play vulgar sons when she would go to his chamber.
Vankani is booked under IPC section 354 C, 509, 294 and atrocity act.