The police have arrested K.K. Kunhahammad, 59, head of the English department at Kannur University, on charge of sexually assaulting a PhD student.
The Dharmadam police arrested the professor on a complaint by a student who alleged that she was raped by the professor on the university campus and in a private hotel room at Thalassery on three occasions between March and April in 2024.
He was produced before the court on Thursday and remanded in custody.
Published – June 19, 2025 09:14 pm IST
