Overview
- Rohtak police registered an FIR against supervisors Vitender and Vinod Hooda and assistant registrar Shyam Sunder following a complaint by women sanitation workers.
- The case lists Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita charges for sexual harassment, assault or use of force with intent to disrobe, criminal intimidation, and insults to a woman’s modesty.
- Maharshi Dayanand University suspended the two contractual supervisors and initiated an internal inquiry, stating it also forwarded the complaint to police.
- The alleged incident on October 26 occurred near the sports complex ahead of the Haryana governor’s visit and led to protests by sanitation workers and students on campus.
- The Haryana State Commission for Women requested detailed reports, and a university submission alleged student instigation of protests as police consider additional legal provisions including the SC/ST Act.