Mysore: Manasa Gangotri Zoology department Professor Shivabasavaiah has been shunted from Mysore to Shimoga Kuvempu University on Thursday. He was involved in a bitter quarrel with a student of research, M. Saritha who was married, over sexual harassment meted to her by him, which he had denied.
Governor Bhardwaj, Chancellor of Mysore University, recommended the transfer of Shivabasavaiah to the Government which took the punitive action/
Acting V-C Prof. V.G. Talwar had not responded properly to the lady students complaint against the Professional who was guiding her on a research thesis.
When Saritha sat with her husband on a Satyagraha in front of the Mysore University for days, she was heard and received justice from the Chancellor, H.R. Bhardwaj.