India, Jan. 3 -- The death of a 19-year-old Dalit college student has rocked Himachal Pradesh, as the professor she accused of indecent acts and harassment in a purported video before her death has been suspended and booked.

The Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday suspended the assistant professor of the Government College, Dharamshala, in connection with the alleged sexual harassment and ragging of the 19-year-old girl, who died during treatment on December 26.

According to the order by the state's education secretary, the decision was taken after an FIR was registered for sexual harassment against the accused, identified as an assistant professor of geography, Ashok Kumar, who would remain under suspension with immediate effect, p...