India, March 17 -- The Hathras district magistrate (DM) in Uttar Pradesh has constituted a four-member committee to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against a senior professor, who has been accused of abusing his position to exploit women students over the past two decades.

The committee is to be presided by sub divisional magistrate (SDM), Hathras, and the other members include the circle officer, Hathras, tehsildar, Sadabad, and the district basic shiksha adhikari, according to a statement by the DM.

The Hathras police filed a first information report on Thursday against the accused professor, Rajneesh Kumar, 59, after videos of his alleged sexual harassment surfaced online.

Kumar, who was the chief proctor, was suspended b...