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The Hindu
23-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
RCU professor suspended for sexual, mental harassment of research student in Vijayapura
Following a complaint of sexual and mental harassment by a research student, Head of the Department of History at the Postgraduate Centre of Rani Channamma University (RCU) in Vijayapura K.L.N. Murthy has been suspended. In his order issued on Monday, RCU Registrar Santosh Kamagouda has said that as the charge against Prof. Murthy appears to be true prima facie, as per the report of the Internal Grievances Redressal Committee, he has been suspended under the provisions of Section 10 (1)(D) of Karnataka Civil Service (Classification, Control and Appeals) Rules 1957. The research student had, on November 4, 2024, orally made the complaint of sexual and mental harassment by her research guide (Prof. Murthy) before the vice-chancellor and registrar of the university and in the presence of Prof. Murthy. The complainant was asked by the authorities to submit a written complaint and evidence and also the progress of her research work to the university within seven days thereof. Accordingly, the aggrieved research student submitted a handwritten complaint along with evidence to prove her charge. Subsequently, the university asked the Internal Grievances Redressal Committee to inquire into the complaint of the research student and submit a report. The committee which submitted its report on July 14 this year said that Prof. Murthy misused his position and his acts amounted to sexual harassment as per the provisions of relevant Act. And, the committee recommended disciplinary action against him, saying it was justified to prevent the recurrence of such acts. The committee in its report said that the teacher accused of sexual and mental harassment prima facie violated Rule 3(1)(i), 3(iii), 30(1) and Rule 33(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) (prohibition of sexual harassment) of the Karnataka State Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 2021. Based on the committee report, Prof. Kamagouda passed the suspension order and Prof. Murthy has been directed not to leave the headquarters without the permission of the competent authority.
The Hindu
06-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Mysuru jail warder arrested for recording ‘abusive' video against Siddaramaiah
A warder at the Mysuru Central Jail has been arrested for allegedly recording an 'abusive' video against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and sharing it on social media. Additional Superintendent of Police C. Mallik said the accused warder, Madhu Kumar, has been arrested by the Bettadapura police in Periyapatna in Mysuru district. He will be questioned and handed over to the jurisdictional police on Wednesday. Earlier, Chief Superintendent of Mysuru Central Jail P.S. Ramesh said the warder had been suspended for his alleged misconduct. 'He was suspended on Monday, pending departmental inquiry,' he said. The warder, an ex-army personnel, who is aged around 45, had joined the service in 2018. He had served for about four years after completing two years of training. Meanwhile, the video sparked outrage among the Congress workers, who gathered outside the Mysuru jail premises on Tuesday and staged a protest. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesperson M. Lakshman, who led the protest, said the Congress workers had gathered to express their 'hurt and anguish' over the 'obscene language' the warder used against the Chief Minister. Even though the jail authorities had suspended the warder for 'misconduct', Mr. Lakshman said it was not enough. An FIR should be registered against him, and he should be arrested forthwith, the spokesperson said. In a letter addressed to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Mysuru city, Mr. Lakshman said the warder had referred to Mr. Siddaramaiah's warning to a police official in Belagavi recently before abusing the Chief Minister in the singular. He alleged that the warder had spoken ill about the Chief Minister's wife while also offending the Muslim community on social media platforms to provoke communal disturbances. The warder's 'unparliamentary' utterances in the five-minute-long video not only violated the Karnataka State Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 2021, but also disturbed peace in the society, he said, urging the police to register an FIR and arrest him. Speaking to reporters outside the Mysuru jail premises, Mr. Lakshman said the social media accounts of the accused warder were replete with pro-BJP and pro-RSS posts. His social media posts seek to target Congress leaders, Muslims, and Dalits, he alleged. The KPCC spokesperson suspected that the BJP was behind such persons. 'The language used against the Chief Minister has hurt the Congress workers tremendously. Do not test our patience,' Mr. Lakshman warned. The Congress workers have also planned a massive protest outside the city Police Commissioner's office in Mysuru on Wednesday at 3 p.m. to condemn the incident.
