India, Jan. 4 -- Amid growing calls for justice after the death of a 19-year-old college student in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala, the accused assistant professor, Ashok Kumar, said on Saturday that he was ready to face the consequences if found guilty.

The teen college student died on December 26 during treatment in Ludhiana. She had been subjected to ragging by three girls from the college and sexually harassed by the professor.

The victim's father filed a complaint against the three students and the professor earlier this week, alleging that the accused "harassed and levelled casteist remarks" at his daughter, HT reported earlier.

The Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday suspended the professor, even as he termed the allegations...