Active Stocks
Tue Mar 19 2024 15:29:59
  1. Tata Consultancy Services share price
  2. 3,971.50 -4.18%
  1. Tata Steel share price
  2. 148.60 -0.67%
  1. Bharti Airtel share price
  2. 1,225.00 0.00%
  1. Power Grid Corporation Of India share price
  2. 259.15 -2.21%
  1. ITC share price
  2. 409.50 -1.89%
Business News/ Politics / Policy/  India to put former top climate change official Rajendra Pachauri on trial for sexual harassment
BackBack

India to put former top climate change official Rajendra Pachauri on trial for sexual harassment

Rajendra Pachauri's trial will begin on January 4

Rajendra Pachauri. Photo: BloombergPremium
Rajendra Pachauri. Photo: Bloomberg

New Delhi: A court has ordered the trial of sexual harassment charges against one of world’s leading climate change experts, Rajendra K. Pachauri, his lawyer said on Saturday.

The 78-year-old Pachauri, who had previously chaired the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, had stepped down from the panel in 2015 following a sexual harassment complaint by a researcher at Pachauri’s Delhi-based The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Pachauri denies the charges and has sought a speedy trial due to his old age, his counsel Ashish Dikshit told Reuters.

Pachauri is accused of making physical advances, wrongful restraint, sending unwanted emails, and messages.

He goes on trial just as the #MeToo movement sweeps India with a large number of women accusing public figures in the media and entertainment industry of sexual misconduct. A minister of state resigned last week after women accused him of making physical advances in hotel rooms and in the office during his previous career as a journalist.

India is also considering tightening sexual harassment laws, government officials told Reuters last week.

The Delhi court has charged Pachauri under sections of the Indian Penal code including sexual harrassment and outraging the modesty of a woman.

The trial begins on January 4, his counsel said.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.

Unlock a world of Benefits! From insightful newsletters to real-time stock tracking, breaking news and a personalized newsfeed – it's all here, just a click away! Login Now!

Catch all the Politics News and Updates on Live Mint. Download The Mint News App to get Daily Market Updates & Live Business News.
More Less
Published: 20 Oct 2018, 07:58 PM IST
Next Story footLogo
Recommended For You
Switch to the Mint app for fast and personalized news - Get App