Bengaluru Police Arrest Professor for Student Harassment

Bengaluru police arrested an assistant professor at a private medical college near the city on Thursday following allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct after he publicly proposed to a female student in a classroom, sparking a confrontation that escalated into violence.

The incident occurred on Monday at Sri Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre in T Begur, Nelamangala taluk. Dr. Abdul Rehaman Sharif, from the Department of Microbiology, interrupted his lecture to declare his feelings for the student in front of the class. He distributed chocolates to other students as part of the gesture, according to accounts from those present. The student immediately rejected the proposal, questioning when she had ever expressed interest in him. Sharif responded by claiming she had proposed to him first and that closed-circuit television footage existed as proof. She challenged him to produce the evidence, but he left the classroom, saying they would discuss it the next day and instructing students to take the chocolates.

Tensions boiled over shortly after. Enraged classmates confronted Sharif outside the classroom, chasing him across the campus and physically...