STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The IIT-G (Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati) has suspended its student – Utsav Kadam, who has been arrested by the North Guwahati Police in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a female student of the institute.
Kadam was suspended from the institute with immediate effect from April 4 as recommended by the Students Disciplinary Committee, stated the IIT-G.
Police sources informed that Kadam is a student of Third Semester in IIT-G and hails from Maharashtra. Several others are also being interrogated in this regard.
Four other students have been isolated from each other on campus and will be retained on campus for further police investigations as well as internal investigations.
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: North Guwahati Police on Saturday arrested one person in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a female student of IIT-G (Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati).
Police sources informed that the person arrested is also a student of Third Semester in IIT-G. He has been identified as Utsav Kadam from Maharashtra. Several others are also being interrogated.
The sources further stated that the police came to know of the incident from GMCH (Gauhati Medical College & Hospital) only after the victim was admitted there on March 30. The North Guwahati Police registered a suo moto case (53/2021 u/s 376 IPC) that day and started investigation into the case.