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Shivamogga: People's Lawyers Guild Association demanded the arrest of Ashwin Hebbara, associate professor of the Department of General Surgery at the Shivamogga Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS), in connection with sexual harassment case registered against him.
Speaking to media persons, here on Wednesday, SIMS official said Ashwin Hebbara, the victim, and some SIMS staff and students had gone to a hotel for a dinner party where he misbehaved with the student.
He further stated that the postgraduate student had complained to the college's internal complaint review department with regard to sexual harassment. Accordingly, Hebbara was served a notice and asked to appear for questioning. Since the FIR was registered at the women police station, he has been absent from the college unauthorisedly, he said.
Meanwhile, People's Lawyers Guild office-bearer KP Sripal told media persons that despite an FIR being registered against Hebbara, the police have not arrested him. "He should be arrested immediately without yielding to any pressure. The SIMS administration should not stand in his defense."
It may be mentioned here that Hebbara was accused of sexually harassing a female student three years ago as well.