The counsel for BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan on Wednesday argued on the point of charges in sexual harassment case that hugging or touching a woman without a sexual intent is not an offence.
The country's top wrestlers like Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik protested for months since the start of this year demanding action against Brij Bhushan over alleged sexual harassment allegations.
The Delhi High Court has recently upheld the decision of compulsory retirement of a Delhi University professor over sexual harassment of one of his student.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) on Friday directed all healthcare facilities to verify and constitute sexual harassment probe committees on their respective campus in compliance with provisions of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH Act) at the workplace, an official notification
Top Indian wrestlers like Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik have protested against Brij Bhushan this year, levelling allegations of sexual harassment against them.
Outgoing Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is on bail in connection with a sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers, said that the recent incident in Manipur is condemnable as well as called it a sad incident in independent India.