MANUU faces questions over handling of sexual-harassment complaint
The Maulana Azad National Urdu University has reportedly declined to provide a complainant with a copy of an Internal Complaints Committee report. The complainant’s letters to the Department of Higher Education and the Ministry of Women and Child Development are also said to have received no action.
Maulana Azad National Urdu University is facing questions over its handling of a sexual-harassment complaint after the institution reportedly refused to share the Internal Complaints Committee’s report with the complainant. The refusal concerns the document produced by the university’s committee, commonly known as the ICC. The source material does not provide details of the complaint, the report’s findings or the university’s reasons for withholding a copy.
According to the available account, the complainant subsequently wrote to the Department of Higher Education and the Ministry of Women and Child Development. Those letters reportedly have not resulted in any action. The matter has therefore raised concerns about both access to the committee’s report and the response of government departments approached by the complainant.
The source material does not state whether either department has formally acknowledged the correspondence. It also does not include a response from the university, the complainant or the ministries. No further details are available on the allegations, the committee’s recommendations or any disciplinary measures.
The reported dispute is specifically about the handling and disclosure of the ICC report, rather than the substance of its findings, which has not been provided.
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