Kalpana Chawla Government Medical college students allege sexual harassment by OT technician
Karnal: The students of Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College and Hospital (KCGMCH) in Karnal have filed a complaint against an OT technician accusing him of sexual harassment and mental harassment.
The students of BSc (OT technician) first year batch filed a written complaint with the Barkhal MLA Seema Trikha, who is a chairperson of the committee which conducted the inspection. The matter came to the fore following an inspection by a committee of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, which consisted of around 11 members including the Assandh MLA Shamsher Singh, Kalavali MLA Shishpal Singh and Baroda MLA Indu Raj Narwal.
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Further, they also submitted a complaint with the chief minister in which they observed that the technician have been harassing them physically and mentally for the past few months. They further accused him of luring students by promising them a job at the PGIMER, Chandigarh.
He allegedly offered a Vrindavan tour from January 22 to 26 and promised attendance. However, when the students refused his offer, he reportedly began harassing them, reports the Hindustan Times. He was accused of making double meaning filthy jokes and using abusive language to women students.
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