<p>Shivamogga: Shivamogga police have arrested Dr Ashwin Hebbar, an assistant professor at the Shivamogga Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS), in connection with a sexual harassment case involving a PG student. </p><p>SIMS Principal Virupakshappa told <em>DH</em> that Dr Ashwin, other staff members and students of SIMS had gone to a hotel for a dinner party. It is learnt that Ashwin misbehaved with a student in the party.</p><p>He said that the postgraduate student had complained to the college’s internal complaint review department in this regard. </p><p>Accordingly, Ashwin was served a notice and asked to appear for questioning.</p><p>“After the FIR was registered at the women’s police station, he has been absent from the college unauthorisedly,” the principal said.</p>.Govt school teacher arrested for sexually harassing 24 students in Himachal's Sirmaur.<p>The People’s Lawyers Guild Association had demanded Ashwin’s arrest.</p><p>The association office-bearer K P Sripal told reporters that despite an FIR being registered against Ashwin, the police had not arrested him.</p><p>“He should be arrested immediately without yielding to any pressure. The SIMS administration should not protect him,” he said.</p><p>Ashwin has also been accused of sexually harassing a female student three years ago. But the assistant professor had approached the court in the old case and had got a stay order on further action.</p><p>Ashwin was absconding after a case was registered against him, until he was arrested on Friday.</p>
<p>Shivamogga: Shivamogga police have arrested Dr Ashwin Hebbar, an assistant professor at the Shivamogga Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS), in connection with a sexual harassment case involving a PG student. </p><p>SIMS Principal Virupakshappa told <em>DH</em> that Dr Ashwin, other staff members and students of SIMS had gone to a hotel for a dinner party. It is learnt that Ashwin misbehaved with a student in the party.</p><p>He said that the postgraduate student had complained to the college’s internal complaint review department in this regard. </p><p>Accordingly, Ashwin was served a notice and asked to appear for questioning.</p><p>“After the FIR was registered at the women’s police station, he has been absent from the college unauthorisedly,” the principal said.</p>.Govt school teacher arrested for sexually harassing 24 students in Himachal's Sirmaur.<p>The People’s Lawyers Guild Association had demanded Ashwin’s arrest.</p><p>The association office-bearer K P Sripal told reporters that despite an FIR being registered against Ashwin, the police had not arrested him.</p><p>“He should be arrested immediately without yielding to any pressure. The SIMS administration should not protect him,” he said.</p><p>Ashwin has also been accused of sexually harassing a female student three years ago. But the assistant professor had approached the court in the old case and had got a stay order on further action.</p><p>Ashwin was absconding after a case was registered against him, until he was arrested on Friday.</p>