Congress to probe allegations against NSUI President
New Delhi, June 27: The Congress party has formed a committee to probe allegations of sexual harassment against its students wing, NSUI, President Fairoz Khan.
The three-member committee comprises All India Mahila Congress President Sushmita Dev, Lok Sabha MP Deepender Hooda and Ragini Nayak to investigate the complaint.
Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi said: "A committee has been formed and the probe is on. Appropriate action will be taken based on whatever report the committee gives."
The complaint by a woman working in its Chhattisgarh unit, in a letter had alleged: "The National President has not only mentally tortured me to compromise but he has also mentally tortured my younger sister to come to his room.
"He has also asked my friend to meet him at his private residence at night. There are many other young female activists who also faced the same but they have refrained from coming out in public."
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3 held for 'raping' minor in J'khand's Pakur, search underway to trace 3 other accused
Pakur (PTI): Three persons have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a girl in Jharkhand's Pakur district, police said on Saturday.
Search is underway to nab three more accused in the case, they said.
The incident took place on February 17, but the FIR was lodged on Friday at Malpahadi police station, a senior police officer said.
“The minor alleged in the complaint that four people of her village (in Malpahadi area) and two others kidnapped her and then raped her in a truck," SP Nidhi Dwivedi told reporters.
"Considering the seriousness of the matter, a special investigation team (SIT) was set up. Three accused have been arrested from Malpahadi and Majhdiha areas," she said.
The accused are aged between 20 and 22 years.
"We have intensified the search operation to trace the remaining three accused," the SP added.
