Following JNU Professor Atul Johri's arrest in connection with allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by students, he was produced before a Delhi court and was granted bail.
Following Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) Professor Atul Johri's arrest on Tuesday in connection with allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by students, he was produced before a Delhi court and was granted bail.
"I have been working in JNU since 2004. I'm a victim of politics," said Johri on the numerous allegations he was faced with.
He further stated that sending him to jail would ruin his career.
"Allegations of molestation against my client are baseless and totally wrong," said Atul Johri's counsel.
The Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested Atul Johri, a Professor at the School of Life Sciences at JNU, and was produced before metropolitan magistrate Ritu Singh at the Patiala House Court.
Johri was accused of sexual harassment by as many as nine female students at the University.
Earlier on Tuesday, All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA) also staged protests outside Vasant Kunj police station on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum in connection with the alleged molestation charges against JNU professor Atul Johri.
They claim that the protests were being staged as despite numerous complaints by female students having filed FIRs against the professor; the police have not taken the necessary steps to prosecute the accused.
The woman in the FIR stated that she joined Johri's lab in 2013. Johri is a professor at School of Life Sciences. "His behaviour was way too friendly. He would ask personal questions and then joke about a God asking a Goddess for sexual favours. This was one of the few jokes he shared, among others,"the woman stated in the FIR. The woman further alleged that he would call her to discuss work in his office room and make her sit on the sofa and touch her inappropriately on her back and shoulders without her permission.
After her complaint, several other students also reported about Johri. On Monday, several students took to street to protest against inaction in the case. "Even four days after eight women students came out filing a sexual harassment complaint against the professor, there has been no action against the professor. And just one FIR has been filed against him," JNUSU Vice President Simone Zoya Khan had said.
The JNUSU in a statement, however said, "Delhi Police has postponed the recording of Atul Johri till tomorrow. This could have been done today itself. We believe that the postponement is being done to delay his recording and give him more time. Since now FIRs have been registered, he should be interrogated in custody and not given time to protect himself. By giving him more time Delhi Police is actively protecting him."
(With ANI inputs)
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