LUCKNOW, Nov. 1 -- The alleged religious conversion and harassment case at King George's Medical University (KGMU) has left the academic career of a woman resident doctor in the department of pathology in limbo. She has been away from the university for the past 10 months and has returned to her home state amid concerns over fear and social stigma following the incident.

Her prolonged absence has disrupted her postgraduate education, with the resident neither attending classes nor participating in routine academic and institutional activities.

Seeking to discontinue her studies at KGMU, the resident submitted a formal resignation to the university administration. However, the institution did not accept it, citing the ongoing Special Tas...