.— Screenshot taken from Facebook
Another victim, M*, when contacted by Dawn.com, said she had already been warned about the man by a friend who had recently gone given her examination. Later, on May 26, when M* arrived at the college for her exam, the other girls were also talking about the examiner, she said. She said she felt she had no option than to face the predator herself.
M* said the examiner cornered her during the examination and then touched her inappropriately, something she said her teacher who was also present in the room had seen. The teacher, however, allegedly looked the other way as M* looked to her for help, she told Dawn.com.
Not only that, M* says the teacher later also told her to remain quiet, saying her marks could be deducted if the examiner was called out.
M* said she did not speak up about the incident until her friends encouraged her to do so.
An eyewitness of another alleged incident of harassment by the same examiner told Dawn.com that on May 27, the examiner had singled out a friend of hers and was "glued" to her during the entire session. Her friend later reported being touched inappropriately by the examiner.
She said her teacher was also shocked and knew about the incidents, but she did not take any immediate action. However, she promised that the complaints would be forwarded after the practical examinations were completed.
M* said that aside from the teacher, a senior staff member of the college also asked them to remain quiet as speaking out may lead to them receiving poor marks on their exams.
The students said over 100 female students took the practical exams overseen by the predator over three days, i.e. May 24, 26 and 27.
They said some students were considering legal action, while others wanted the examiner's license to be revoked for the safety of other students.
Several other social media users claiming to be current and former students of the college and at least one from another college have reported on Facebook and Twitter — using hashtags #TimesUp and #MeToo — about being harassed by the same examiner in the past.
Additional reporting by Wajiha Khanain.
Names have been changed to protect the students' identity.