Thiruverumbur police has taken a 52-year-old professor from a private college into custody on 17 September 2025 for allegedly sexually harassing a 17-year-old student.
According to police sources, the accused, identified as S Tamil, summoned the first-year student to his room on 13 September 2025. During the interaction, he inquired whether she owned a mobile phone and even offered to purchase one for her. He then reportedly behaved inappropriately, prompting the girl to run out of the room in distress. She immediately confided in her classmates and later informed the class in-charge and the vice-principal. However, no action was initiated by the college management, police said.
The victim subsequently revealed the incident to her parents, who lodged a complaint. The case was handed over to the Thiruverumbur All-Women Police Station, where an FIR was registered under the POCSO Act.
Following an investigation, the professor was arrested on Wednesday and remanded to Trichy Central Prison. Police further noted that the girl’s parents have demanded accountability from college staff who failed to act on her initial complaint. Officials assured that further inquiry would determine action against those responsible.
(With inputs from Times of India)
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