Goa, April 19 -- A science teacher in Punjab's Bathinda has filed a police complaint accusing a colleague of molestation and harassment inside a school laboratory. The incident reportedly took place during a routine inspection of the science lab.

According to the complaint, the woman joined the school in June 2023 and was part of a committee overseeing repair work in the laboratory. She alleged that a senior mathematics teacher, also a committee member, asked her to accompany him to identify faulty shelves that required fixing.

While inside the lab, the accused allegedly made inappropriate remarks, questioning why she had not hosted a "party" for the repair work. When she responded that she had already distributed sweets among staff, he...