Setback for Pachauri; Court Says ‘Sufficient Evidence’ Against Him

RK Pachauri, TERI Director General. (Photo: AP)

• A Delhi court has taken cognizance of a chargesheet filed against ex-TERI chief RK Pachauri for alleged sexual harassment of a former woman colleague.
  
  
• The court said there is ‘sufficient material’ to proceed against Pachauri under Sections 354-A, 354-B, 354-D, 509 and 341 of the IPC related to sexual harassment and wrongful restraint.
  
  
• There are 23 prosecution witnesses and the police have SMS texts, e-mails and WhatsApp messages exchanged between Pachauri and his victim as evidence.

(With PTI inputs.)

Read the entire timeline of the alleged sexual harassment controversy here.