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Since March, Kalakshetra Foundation has been rocked by sexual harassment allegations and incompetent investigations..
Kalakshetra, the globally recognised Tamil Nadu-based arts and cultural centre, has been rocked by allegations of sexual harassment for weeks now..
The allegations of sexual harassment made on CAREspaces came into public knowledge and the students subsequently complained to the staff, including foundation director Revathi Ramachandran, who formed an internal committee to investigate the matter...
But the NCW Chairman Rekha Sharma closed the issue on March 25 stating, As per media report, in the case of sexual harassment allegations at Kalakshetra institution, the Director's clarification and the internal complaints committee report did not find any evidence of sexual harassment on campus..
On April 3, Hari Padman, an assistant professor at Rukmani Devi College of Fine Arts at Kalakshetra Foundation, who is at the centre of these sexual harassment allegations, was arrested under Sections 509 (whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any words, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object) and 354(A) (physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit overtures; or a demand or request for sexual favours; or making sexually coloured remarks, shall be guilty of the offence of sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Women Harassment (Prevention) Act...
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