India, March 21 -- An assistant professor of National institute of technology (NIT) Silchar in Assam has been suspended for allegedly molesting a female student in the campus.

The victim is a second semester student and according to her, the assistant professor Dr D Koteswara Raju molested her in his chamber on Thursday evening.

"At around 4:30 pm, he asked me to go to his chamber to discuss my low marks. He asked me to explain the reason for my scores and suddenly started touching me. He asked me to feel comfortable and said that my marks can be managed if I obey him," she wrote in a note.

She said that the assistant professor kept touching the other parts of her body including thighs, belly, neck and lips. "He asked me to sit with hi...