An Assistant Professor at a prestigious institution of classical arts in Tamil Nadu, who has been accused of sexual harassment, was arrested on Monday. Chennai police have arrested Hari Padman, who teaches dance at Kalakshetra Foundation s Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts in the city.
The victim had also mentioned that the faculty harassed her while she was studying at the institute and she had to discontinue her studies because of him.
Amid the ongoing controversy over sexual harassment charges filed by students of the Kalakshetra Foundation, Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women Chairperson A.S
Kalakshetra college is closed till April 6 as students have begun an indefinite demonstration. All the exams due in this period are postponed and the new dates will be announced soon, the official circular mentioned. , Education News, Times Now