At least 15 students of Islamic University in Kushtia — 14 females and one male — have accused a fellow female student of sexually harassing them through fake Facebook accounts.

The matter came to light after the victims submitted a written complaint to the university’s anti-sexual harassment committee on Tuesday. They said the harassment caused them both social and psychological distress.

The accused, Jannatul Mawa Sneha, a student of the 2020–21 academic session from the Public Administration department, allegedly created multiple fake profiles to distort names and photos of her peers and spread obscene, offensive and defamatory content.

According to the complaint, the fabricated content severely damaged the complainants’ personal reputations, social standing and mental health.

The victims include Farhana Afrin, Moriyam Khatun, Sabia Sultana Munni, Muhsina Rahman Tithi, Abhishek Biswas, Ritwik Majumder, Oindrila Biswas, Atkia Anarum Riya, Nusrat Nawar Pratty, Roufun Nahar, Azmiara Ikra, Saniya Sabi Irteja, Nusrat Jahan Nila of the Public Administration department, Suraiya Yasmin Shova of the English department and Nafiz Hossain of the Marketing department.

Students said they took Sneha to the police station on Sunday, where her phone allegedly revealed multiple fake accounts, AI-generated obscene images, editing apps and other incriminating material. They claimed this confirmed her involvement.

The complainants demanded stern action against Sneha, warning that failure to act would encourage similar incidents on campus in the future.

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Repeated attempts to contact Sneha were unsuccessful as her phone remained switched off.

Professor Begum Roksana Mili, convener of IU’s anti-sexual harassment committee, said she had heard about the matter verbally but had not yet received the written complaint. “Once it reaches me, I will sit with other committee members and take a decision,” she said.