Probe Panel Finds Fault With FM College ICC & Principal

The three-member committee, which was assigned the task of inquiring into the FM Autonomous College incident by the Higher Education department, has found shortcomings in the way the case was handled by both the principal and internal complaints committee (ICC) of the institution.

- DIANA SAHU @Bhubaneswar

A member, requesting anonymity, said that while the ICC could have handled the case more cautiously and explored all angles before submitting its report to the principal, given the sensitivity of the case, allowing the accused assistant professor Samira Kumar Sahoo to continue working during the ICC inquiry was a problem.