A section of students belonging to the College of Health Sciences under the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) at Kalapet staged a protest on the campus on Thursday (November 6, 2025) demanding full institutional compliance with an inquiry report that recommended action against two lab technicians accused of sexual harassment.
The students said the Internal Complaints Committee of the institution had recommended termination of one of the accused and the transfer of the other person to any other sub centre of PIMS, after finding the complaints to be genuine.
While students had called off their protest on Wednesday (November 5, 2025) after apparently reaching an agreement with the college management, they returned to protest on Thursday alleging that college authorities had failed to fully comply with the recommendations of ICC. The students gathered in front of the college and raised slogans demanding justice to the victims of the abuse.
A spokesman for PIMS said as per the ICC report, one of the accused had been sacked, and the other placed under suspension for a specified period The institution was ready to consider the ICC recommendation for his possible transfer to another centre after serving suspension, he said.
The spokesman added that the students, who probably got agitated on seeing the accused back at the institution after serving the suspension, had been assured that further action in this matter could be considered once the PIMS Director, who is currently out of town, returned early next week.
Meanwhile, the police, who reached the premises, also held talks with representatives of the institution and the students. Based on a complaint from the students, the police have initiated an inquiry.
Published – November 06, 2025 09:22 pm IST
