A senior professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), who was accused of sexual harassment by a doctoral student, has been asked to take compulsory retirement.

The professor, Giridhar Madras, was with the chemical engineering department. The institute's internal complaints committee looked into the harassment complaint filed by the doctoral student who was being guided by him. The professor received numerous awards, he was highly decorated and did his doctorate from the US, and has been highly cited for his research work.