Bengaluru medical college professor accused of proposing student during lecture, thrashed amid campus outrage

Bengaluru: Chaos erupted at Siddhartha Medical College in Nelamangala after a 50-year-old professor was accused of proposing to a 19-year-old medical student during a lecture in front of the class.

Soon after the proposal, the student reportedly objected to the professor’s behaviour, calling out his inappropriate and shocking advances in front of the class. The incident quickly escalated to an altercation with the professor, reportedly being slapped with a slipper by the student and later thrashed by other students outside the classroom.

Two videos capturing the incident have gone viral on social media, drawing backlash and criticism from both the medical fraternity and the general public.

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Speaking to IANS, the police informed that the incident occurred while the class was in progress. The professor allegedly offered a chocolate to a girl student and expressed his feelings in front of the entire class. The student immediately objected to his behaviour and questioned him in the classroom. The situation escalated when the student allegedly hit the professor with her slipper.

Following the confrontation, other students, angered by the professor’s conduct, reportedly chased him across the campus and assaulted him. He was allegedly thrashed near his car. Fearing further attack, the professor managed to escape from the spot, reports IANS.

According to preliminary information, the professor allegedly said in the classroom that he was proposing to a “very important girl” from the batch and distributed chocolates to students. The girl student, however, firmly rejected his behaviour and asked him to take the matter to the college Principal instead, adds the agency

The video reportedly shows the professor stating in class that he was unable to resist his feelings for a girl from the batch and that he was proposing to her. "I am distributing chocolates to a very important girl of this batch and also to all of you," he said, before adding: "I love you."

The female student confronted the professor and questioned when she had ever proposed to him. She further asked him to speak to the principal if he wished to discuss the matter, adding that the entire class would accompany him. The professor then challenged the student, asking how she could have proposed to him, to which the student again responded by asking when she had done so, reports IANS

The professor claimed that there was proof in the CCTV footage. The student challenged him to show the footage immediately. However, the professor attempted to avoid the situation by saying he would discuss it the next day. The student replied that she was not interested in discussing it at all. Despite the confrontation, the professor was later seen asking students to take chocolates. Further investigation is in progress, adds IANS report.

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