Hyderabad university professor booked for alleged molestation of Thai student

The Gachibowli police in Hyderabad on Saturday booked a professor of the Hyderabad Central University for allegedly attempting to molest an international student.

The incident took place inside the campus on Friday night in which a Thai student was allegedly sexually assaulted and beaten by the professor.

A police official of the Gachibowli police station said they received a complaint from the victim student in the early hours of Saturday that the professor attempted to sexually assault her and when she resisted, he beat her.

According to one of the students, the university students had a weekend party on campus on Friday night which was joined by some faculty members.

She immediately brought the incident to the notice of the students' union leaders, who tried to alert the university authorities by raising a complaint, but there was no response, claim the students.

In the early hours, the Thai student, accompanied by a group of students, registered an official complaint at the Gachibowli police station against the university professor.

The police authorities reached the campus and are making inquiries about the incident.