India, July 20 -- The professor facing charges of harassment in a government hospital has been shifted from her position as head of the paediatrics department, pending an investigation after the attempted suicide of one of her students.

The final-year, post-graduate student attempted suicide by consuming prescription medication on July 16. The situation has since escalated, with resident doctors claiming that the professor routinely humiliates and harasses them, while the HOD says the doctors have been neglecting their duties and she was merely attempting to discipline them.

The attempted suicide is being investigated by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) and the medical college attached to the hospital. According ...