The traumatised survivor has left the campus after submitting a complaint to the institute’s internal complaints committee. ADVERTISEMENTAccording to the complaint, the girl was molested on the first day of the three-day campus festival “Inquivesta” held between February 6 and 8 on the institute’s Haringhata campus. The authorities described the event as the institute’s flagship annual science festival that brings together brilliant minds to celebrate science, innovation andcreativity. The internal complaints committee has stated that it has begun a probe into the matter. Rumi De, the chairperson of the internal complaints committee and a professor in the physics department, declined to comment in detail, citing the ongoing investigation.

Source: The Telegraph February 16, 2026 01:25 UTC