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Delhi HC directs sexual harassment accuse JNU professor Atul Kumar Johri not to take charge of women hotel of any university

Speed News Desk 29 May 2018, 17:57 IST

Delhi HC directs sexual harassment accuse JNU professor Atul Kumar Johri not to take charge of women hotel of any university

The Delhi High Court today directed a JNU professor Atul Johri, accused of sexually harassing girl students of the university should not take charge as warden of any hostel which houses women in any university.

Delhi HC directs JNU professor Atul Kumar Johri, accused of sexually harassing women students, to not take charge as warden of any university hostel which houses women. Court asked the fact-finding committee to decide on his suspension, reported news agency ANI.

The next hearing of the case will take place on 17 August. Earlier, too Delhi HC directed professor to interact with the students. The Jawaharlal Nehru University professor, Atul Johri was accused of 'sexual harassment' by the students and was arrested and later granted bail.

The students and professors of the JNU university had been protesting, seeking Johri's arrest. The women's rights organisations are also protesting out of the university against the professor.

According to a report, nearby 54 JNU professor's demanded a separate FIRs registration against the professor Johri on all eight sexual harassment. They had also petitioned Deputy Commissioner of Police (south-west) Milind Dumbere's office in this regard. Total eight FIR was lodge against JNU professor Atul Sengar.

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