New Delhi: Environmentalist RK Pachauri, who has been accused of sexual harassment by his former women colleagues, on Thursday stepped down as a member of the Governing Council of TERI.
Pachauri said he was exiting TERI "to get engaged in other interests". This comes a month after Delhi Police filed a chargesheet against Pachauri for allegedly sexually harassing a former woman colleague.
A TERI spokesperson did not confirm the media report, but said, "The Governing Council of TERI met on April 18, 2016. Several decisions were taken in the meeting. The minutes of the meeting are currently awaiting approval
Pachauri, however, maintained his term as a member of The Energy and Resources Institute's (TERI) Governing Council ended on March 31, 2016. "Time for me to move away and get engaged in other interests which I have harboured over the past few years for activities at the global level," he said.
"I have had the good fortune of leading TERI for three decades and a half and have received priceless contribution from thousands of colleagues over the years in building up this Institute to the level of an outstanding organisation."
"I began with TERI as the articulation of my dream and humanity's call for a major intellectual resource, which has now grown to a size and spread straddling the whole world, with a staff strength of around 1200 professionals and world class infrastructure and expertise," he said.
Pachauri is accused of committing offences punishable under Sections 354 (assault or 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.
(With PTI Inputs)
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