T'gana lab technicians suspended over sexual harassment charges

HYDERABAD: Four employees working in the paramedical wing of the Rangaraya Medical College (RMC) in Kakinada district in Andhra Pradesh were on Friday suspended by college management over charges of sexual harassment filed against them by 55 female undergraduates in the medical laboratory technology branch, a statement from the chief minister's office said.

- Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

The suspended employees are: lab attendant V Kalyan Chakravarthy, lab technician S Gopala Krishna of the biochemistry department, lab technician B Jimmy Raju of the microbiology department and lab technician KVVS Prasada Rao of the pathology department.

RMC principal and additional director of medical education A Vishnu Vardhan confirmed their suspension, saying the action was taken against them based on the findings of the internal inquiry committee which probed the complaints against them on July 9. Following the committee report, the college management also lodged a complaint with the Kakinada police immediately, added Vardhan.