Arunachal Pradesh Native and Congress MP Bimol Akoijam Named in Delhi Police FIR After JNU Security Complaint
Police booked Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam after JNU complaints from at least 11 female students alleged sexual harassment and obscene remarks.
- On Sunday, Delhi Police registered an FIR against Congress Lok Sabha MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam following a complaint from the Chief Security Officer of Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- This case follows Akoijam's dismissal from his JNU professor position on Friday, which resulted from an internal inquiry into sexual harassment allegations filed by 11 female students in May.
- Registered at Vasant Kunj North Police Station, the complaint invokes Sections 75 and 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, addressing sexual harassment and insulting a woman's modesty.
- Questioning the Congress leadership's silence on Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bansuri Swaraj accused the party of displaying "hypocrisy when it comes to women."
- Akoijam, who represents Inner Manipur in Parliament, denied all accusations and labeled the swift dismissal a politically motivated "witch hunt" that bypassed due process.
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FIR Registered Against JNU Professor In Sexual Harassment Case Days After Dismissal
<p><strong>New Delhi:</strong> Days after his dismissal as professor from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam has been booked on charges of sexual harassment and insulting a woman's modesty, according to Delhi Police officials.</p> <p>The FIR was registered on a complaint lodged by the university's chief security officer on October 11, the officials said on Monday.</p> <p>Akoijam, a professor at the Centre for the Stu…
JNU professor booked for sexual harassment days after dismissal
Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, recently dismissed as a professor from Jawaharlal Nehru University, has been booked by Delhi Police on charges of sexual harassment and insulting a woman's modesty. The FIR was registered following a complaint from JNU's chief security officer, stemming from allegations by at least 11 female students. Akoijam denies the charges, calling his dismissal a "witch hunt."
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