patna the lalit narayan mithila university lnmu darbhanga has initiated an inquiry against an assistant professor of its postgraduate hindi department for allegedly trying to fraternise with female students and sending them lewd messages on cell phonesthe inquiry was ordered after three students including two girls recently approached the vicechancellor and gave him a written complaint alleging that the assistant professor treats female students inappropriately and sends them lewd text messages on cell phones the university registrar dr mushtaque ahmad told toi over phone on wednesdaythe matter has already been referred to the 9member internal complaints committee icc constituted as per the guidelines issued by the ugc under the sexual harassment of women at workplace prevention prohibition and redressal act 2013 this highpowered committee will investigate all the charges levelled against the assistant professor by the aggrieved students dr ahmad told this newspaper he said the university would take appropriate action against the assistant professor if the charges are found true in the inquiryin their complaint to the vicechancellor the students also alleged that the assistant professor misbehaved with some male students and abused them besides threatening them with harming their careers the varsity registrar saidsources said the students have also submitted some audio and video clips to the university authorities to prove that the said assistant professors made calls to female students even in night hours to chat with them as the assistant professor threatens to finish our careers if we do not agree to his terms we fear coming to attend the classes because of his absurd behavior the students have alleged in their complaint to the vicechancellor