Goa, March 22 -- According to authorities, an assistant professor at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Silchar, Assam, was taken into custody on Friday on suspicion of sexually harassing a female student. Dr. Koteswara Raju Dhenukonda, who has been suspended by the institute, was taken from the institute's campus after the victim and her family filed separate complaints, according to Cachar Superintendent of Police (SP) Numal Mahatta. He first attempted to conceal by locking his quarter door from the outside, but we were able to track down his cell phone position and apprehend him at approximately 5:30 p.m.

According to a police officer, he was later taken into custody under a number of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) regulatio...