NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has served a notice on Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, who was dismissed from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) following sexual harassment allegations, asking him to join the investigation.The notice comes days after police registered an FIR against the MP following a complaint forwarded by JNU’s chief security officer for necessary legal action, news agency PTI reported.The documents sent to the police included the university’s dismissal order, the internal committee’s inquiry report and its assessment of the allegations.The FIR was registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) relating to sexual harassment and words, gestures or acts intended to insult a woman’s modesty.The police documents mention an incident on May 6 and an unspecified period before that date.Akoijam, a professor at JNU’s Centre for the Study of Social Systems under the School of Social Sciences, was dismissed with immediate effect on October 9 following an internal inquiry, PTI reported.According to reports, several female students had filed sexual harassment complaints against him in May.The allegations included claims that he invited students to his campus residence on the pretext of meetings or gatherings and attempted to sexually harass them.Some students also alleged that he made inappropriate remarks in class.The university’s internal committee, after examining the complaints, witness statements and other material, observed that the alleged conduct had created an intimidating and hostile learning environment for women students.Akoijam has denied the allegations, describing the complaints as politically motivated. He has also challenged the university’s account of the inquiry process.(With agency inputs)
