Govt-run Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya faculty sacked for alleged sexual harassment

Authorities on Thursday sacked a guest faculty teacher of the government-run Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya here for allegedly sexually harassing a girl student.

The accused lecturer, Shatrughna Samal, who was serving on a contractual basis in the drama department, was terminated after a three-member inquiry committee constituted by the State Culture Department found the allegations to be true.

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Meanwhile, the accused has been detained. Further investigation is underway, police said.

Earlier in the day, the students of the government-run institution staged an agitation and sought stringent disciplinary and legal action against the accused.