Kochi: A case has been registered against a syndicate member of Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) for allegedly insulting the dignity of a female student, police said on Monday.

Police said a case was registered against syndicate member and CUSAT student welfare director PK Baby based on a complaint by a student that she was molested during a cultural festival.

An FIR was lodged in this regard on July 6.

Police have invoked sections 354, 354 A (1) (i) and 506 under the Indian Penal Code.