India

JNU Dismisses Professor After Sexual Harassment Inquiry

By Vivek Dubey

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) dismissed Professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam on Friday after an internal committee investigation. The committee, which examined allegations from at least ten students, recommended a major punishment under the university’s service rules. An order issued on October 9 stated that, following due process and the committee’s report, the university imposed dismissal from service on Prof. Akoijam. The students had filed complaints about the professor, who taught at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems under the School of Social Sciences, about a month earlier. The allegations included claims that Akoijam, who lives on campus, invited students to his residence for gatherings and made sexual advances toward them, as well as making lewd or inappropriate remarks during classes. Senior students reportedly came forward with similar complaints.