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JNU Dismisses MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam After Probe

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam was dismissed from JNU on October 9 after a probe found him guilty.
Delhi Police summoned Akoijam for questioning after complaints from 11 female students.
The complaints allege unwanted advances, obscene remarks and visits to the students’ residence.
BJP Mahila Morcha president Roop Kumari Choudhary led 15 MPs to meet President Droupadi Murmu demanding removal.
Akoijam called the dismissal a “witch hunt” and said he will legally challenge it.

History

Historical Context

The 1997 Supreme Court judgment in Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan established ten workplace-harassment guidelines, a framework reinforced by the 2013 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act. Decades later, the dismissal of JNU student-MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam after a police probe of female students prompted activist Roop Kumari Choudhary to appeal to President Droupadi Murmu, invoking Vishaka’s legacy to demand stronger campus safeguards.

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Story summary

Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam was dismissed from JNU on October 9 after a probe found him guilty.
Delhi Police summoned Akoijam for questioning after complaints from 11 female students.
The complaints allege unwanted advances, obscene remarks and visits to the students’ residence.
BJP Mahila Morcha president Roop Kumari Choudhary led 15 MPs to meet President Droupadi Murmu demanding removal.
Akoijam called the dismissal a “witch hunt” and said he will legally challenge it.

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