India, May 3 -- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar has placed on forced leave an assistant professor who was accused of assaulting and harassing a PhDstudent.

"IIT Ropar is fully aware of an incident reported by a PhD scholar. The Institute acted within 24 hours-ICC proceedings have begun, interim relief has been provided, and the concerned faculty member has been placed on forced leave," the institute said in a statement shared on social media this morning.

A first-year PhD scholar at IIT Ropar took to social media on Saturday to accuse her supervisor of physical assault and intimidation.

The student claimed that the faculty member punched her in the eye after she refused to comply with his demands. In her post, she claime...