Hyderabad, Oct. 10 -- A midnight protest by members of the Students Federation of India (SFI) against alleged sexual harassment of a student by senior faculty members at Pondicherry University turned tense on Thursday, October 9, leading to the reported detention of 24 students by police.

According to a report by The News Minute, two audio recordings alleging sexual harassment by the Centre Head of the Karaikal campus, Dr. C. Madhavaiah, and A Praveen, a faculty member of the Department of Physical Education and Sports.

In the recording, Madhavaiah is accused by a student of sexually harassing her via text, demanding nude photos, and threatening to penalise her academically (by cutting her internal marks) if she did not comply.

The vic...