A post-graduation student of the Government Dental College near CSMT has accused a head of the department of demanding sexual favours from her, rocking the institution. A committee will probe into the allegations, said the hospital dean.

Sources said a row erupted after the final year PG student wrote to Dean Dr Dimple Padawe about the sexual harassment by the HOD. The hospital quickly turned to a committee comprising the dean, a head of the department, an official from the administration department, a lawyer and a social worker to get to the root of the allegations.