Chennai: IIT Madras Woman Scholar ‘Harassed’ at Tea Shop Outside Campus, Worker Handed Over to Police
A woman research scholar of IIT Madras was allegedly "harassed" outside the campus by a worker and male students accompanying her and the general public handed over him to the police, the premium institute said here on Wednesday.
Chennai, January 15: A woman research scholar of IIT Madras was allegedly "harassed" outside the campus by a worker and male students accompanying her and the general public handed over him to the police, the premium institute said here on Wednesday. The scholar was allegedly "harassed" on January 14 evening at a tea shop outside the campus in the Velachery-Taramani area, an IIT-Madras statement said. Chennai Shocker: Drunk Man Stabs Estranged Wife to Death Over Relationship With His Cousin in Medavakkam, Arrested.
"The male students accompanying the woman scholar, and public at the spot, caught hold of the culprit and called the police. The police apprehended the accused and informed the Institute. The accused works in a bakery outside campus and has no connection with IIT Madras," it added. Velachery-Taramani area is close to the IIT campus. Chennai Shocker: Professor Found Dead in Washroom of Rented Apartment with Plastic Cover Around Neck, Investigation Underway.
IIT Madras has installed CCTV cameras across the campus and has taken adequate measures to ensure the safety and security of all and students are also advised to take precautions while going outside, the institute said adding it has been extending all necessary support to the woman student.