The principal accused in the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela sexual harassment case, Balaram Champatiray, Chief Security Officer of the institute, was produced before court after his 14-day judicial custody period ended on Friday.
Champatiray was produced before the Panposh Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court. He was arrested on June 12 last after absconding for about a fortnight from Jagada area of the steel city.
It may be mentioned here that after some students of the institute caught him on camera in objectionable condition with a woman on June 25, protests of his suspension and arrest began to gain momentum. Apprehending arrest, Champatiray fled his house. Basing on FIRs from some harassed women, security guards working in the institute, who alleged that Champatiray had been using his superiority to harass them, the police launched a manhunt to nab him. Subsequently, he was arrested on June 12 and was sent to judicial custody.