India, March 22 -- An assistant professor of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar in Assam was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually harassing and molesting a female student in the Cachar district, police said.

The development came just hours after NIT Silchar suspended the professor, D Koteswara Raju, over the allegation. A day before, the student registered a complaint with the institute and alleged that the professor called her to his chamber after class on the pretext of discussing her low marks and harassed her.

"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," the student said in her handwritten ...