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Assam College Principal Faces Sexual Harassment Slur

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HT Correspondent

NAGAON, April 10: Two contractual teachers of ADP College here have levelled humiliation and sexual harassment charge against the principal of the college Dr Surajit Bhagawati and filed a case in this connection.

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Dr Mousumi Saikia and Monika Biswas of Botany and Biotechnology departments also intimated the issue to the teaching council of the college in writing besides filing an FIR in Nagaon PS in this regard.

Significantly, Dr Bhagawati also filed an FIR at Haiborgaon TOP alleging that Dr Saikia blackmailed him for not allowing her to appear in an interview scheduled on April 9 at college premise for filling up a post of lecturer in Botany department.

Meanwhile Nagaon Sadar police as well as Haiborgaon TOP police registered two separate cases in this regard and started preliminary investigation into the entire episode, sources said.

Speaking to this correspondent here, OC Nagaon PS Monuj Rajbongshi said that police received an FIR from Dr Saikia on April 8 against the principal. “We are investigating both the allegations against each other and we will take action after getting the further details,” Rajbongshi said.

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