pc: republicworld

A case has been registered against a lecturer of a private college in Odisha's Jajpur district after a student alleged that her teacher tried to rape her, police said on Wednesday.

The third-year student alleged that the economics teacher took her to an empty room in the college promising to help her score high marks in the upcoming exam. There, he allegedly tried to rape her and when she resisted, he threatened to make her fail in the exam.

"I informed the principal about the incident on the same day. Without taking any action, he asked me to settle it amicably. Following this, I informed my family and lodged a complaint with the police," the student claimed.

The college principal could not be contacted for comment. The college students also staged a sit-in at the entrance on Monday demanding action against the lecturer. Bari Ramachandrapur police station in-charge Jyotirmoyee Sethi said, "A case has been registered against the lecturer. He has fled from the area and efforts are on to arrest him."