TIRUCHY: Tension ensued as students of Karur Government Arts College on Friday staged a protest demanding action against a professor who reportedly hurled abusive words at a female student.

On Thursday, Zakir Hussain, the head of the Nutrition Department, and a professor of the Botany department, upon seeing a female student who came to the college with open hair, reportedly verbally abused her. Soon, the girl raised a complaint against the professor with the college administration, but they had reportedly failed to initiate action. Frustrated over inaction, the student filed a complaint with the Karur Town police.

The following day, the students boycotted the classes and staged a protest in front of the college against the professor.

On information, the DSP Selvaraj rushed to the spot

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