Bengaluru professor who proposed to student was barred from campus earlier, harassed others too

NEW DELHI: A professor at a medical college on the outskirts of Bengaluru has been booked for sexual harassment after allegedly re-entering the campus despite being barred and proposing to a female student in a classroom, an incident that later spiralled into a violent confrontation.Police said the episode took place on March 23 at a private medical college in Nelamangala taluk and came to light after videos of the proposal circulated widely on social media. In one of the clips, the assistant professor is seen addressing a class and claiming that a student had confessed her “feelings” to him. He then proceeds to propose to her in front of classmates and distributes chocolates.The student immediately objects, questioning when she had ever expressed such feelings and asking him to take the matter to the principal. The professor insists she had told him “I love you” and claims there is CCTV evidence, prompting her to demand that he show it. He then leaves the classroom, saying he would speak to her the next day.According to the FIR, the professor had already been facing complaints from students over alleged inappropriate behaviour and sexual harassment. The college had initiated an inquiry and barred him from entering the campus pending the outcome.Despite this restriction, he allegedly entered the premises on 23 March in violation of the order. The complaint states that he “forcibly held” the student’s hand and behaved in an obscene and inappropriate manner, causing distress among students and disrupting the academic environment.Tensions escalated soon after the classroom exchange. Videos show the student confronting the professor again, hitting him with slippers, while other students joined in, shouting abuse and allegedly assaulting him.Based on a complaint by the college principal, police have registered a case against the professor under provisions related to assault, sexual harassment and criminal trespass under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Authorities said further investigation is under way.