Thursday, 11 February 2016

Pachauri hit again by another sexual harassment charge

A former woman employee had allegedly reported against R. K. Pachauri of being sexually harassed by the latter. Two days after The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) announced the appointment of R.K. Pachauri as its executive vice-chairman; a former woman employee has come out with a detailed statement of the harassment she allegedly suffered at his hands while she was employed under him.


Requested to keep her anonymity, the sufferer had stated she was working in the TERI Magazine and her work profile required regular interaction with Pauchauri. Vrinda Grover, the lawyer appointed by the victim referred to Pauchauri as “serial sexual harasser” who used to call the woman repeatedly with assignment excuses. The woman complained against Pauchauri saying that he used to call her in sexually loaded nicknames and made sexually loaded remarks.

In an affidavit filled against Pauchauri in Delhi High Court for this sexual harassment case had made a hard hit. Pauchauri said TERI Officials that the matter is an out-of-court settlement as the complaint is not correct. Later this day, the court had sentenced Pauchauri enter the office only after permission from the sessions court. 

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