Delhi Police files chargesheet against RK Pachauri for sexual harassment

NEW DELHI: The Delhi police on Tuesday chargesheeted former Teri chief R.K. Pachauri in connection with the sexual harassment case filed against him on February 13 last year by a former colleague.

This comes about a fortnight after Mr Pachauri was asked to go on leave from Teri amid outrage over his elevation to the post of executive vice-chairman.

In the charge sheet filed on Tuesday in the court of metropolitan magistrate Shivani Chauhan, the former chief of the green body was accused of stalking and criminally intimidating the victim with gesture or act intended to insult her modesty.

Some 23 listed as witness
The judge fixed April 23 as the day for consideration on the chargesheet.
Investigating officer in the case, Ms Pratibha Sharma, who submitted the over 1,400-page chargesheet, said the probe was also based on the SMSes and e-mails exchanged between the accused and the victim.

She said the complaint of the former Teri woman employee was thoroughly examined and statements of witnesses, many of whom are present and former employees of the organisation and friends, were recorded.

The IO said 23 persons, including friends, present and former employees of The Energy Research Institute, have been named as prosecution witnesses in the chargesheet.

She said based on the complaint of the victim, offences punishable under sections 354 (assault / criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354 A (sexual harassment), 354 D (stalking), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of IPC, are made out against Pachauri.