{
  "id": 13098150,
  "title": "Who Is Dr Bimol Akoijam? JNU Professor And Congress MP Terminated Over Sexual Harassment Allegations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/who-is-dr-bimol-akoijam-jnu-professor-and-congress-mp-terminated-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:41:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/who-is-dr-bimol-akoijam-jnu-professor-and-congress-mp-terminated-over-sexual-harassment-allegations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, a Congress MP for Inner Manipur, has been terminated from his position at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) following allegations of sexual harassment against him by 11 female students. The dismissal, reported by ANI, came after an internal inquiry conducted by JNU's Internal Committee found Akoijam guilty of the misconduct. The university's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Santishree D. Pandit, signed the dismissal order, which stated that the professor's services were to be terminated \"with immediate effect.\" Akoijam, who previously taught at JNU's Centre for the Study of Social Systems, has denied the allegations, claiming that they are part of a \"racist scheme\" to damage his reputation.",
  "summary": "Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has dismissed Professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, a Congress Lok Sabha MP representing Inner Manipur, after an internal inquiry found him guilty of sexually harassing female students. The university has ordered his dismissal from service with immediate effect. The action followed the findings of JNU’s Internal Committee (IC), which recommended “major punishment”…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Congress MP Bimal Akoijam, professor at JNU, terminated after complaints of sexual harassment case filed by 11 students",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/congress-mp-bimal-akoijam-professor-at-jnu-terminated-after",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:12:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Professor, Also A Congress MP, Sacked By JNU Over Sexual Harassment Charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/professor-also-a-congress-mp-sacked-by-jnu-over-sexual-harassment",
        "published": "2026-10-09T11:04:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}