FIR Names Congress MP Bimol Akoijam After JNU Dismissal Over Students’ Sexual Harassment Complaints

Delhi Police have registered an FIR naming Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam in connection with sexual harassment allegations at Jawaharlal Nehru University. The FIR, dated October 11, 2026, follows JNU’s October 9 decision to dismiss him from his teaching post after an internal inquiry into complaints reportedly made by 11 women students. Akoijam denies wrongdoing and says he will challenge the university’s decision.

The police case was registered at Vasant Kunj North police station on a complaint from JNU’s chief security officer, according to reports citing police. That distinction matters: the reported FIR was initiated on the university official’s complaint, while the students’ allegations were examined separately through JNU’s internal process. Police have said their investigation is underway. Registration of an FIR is not a finding of criminal guilt.

What have the JNU students alleged?

Reports on the complaints describe allegations of sexually suggestive remarks during academic interactions, unwanted physical contact and inappropriate advances. Some reports have also described an allegation that higher marks were offered in exchange for sexual favours. These accounts must not be treated as interchangeable with findings in the criminal case, which remains under investigation.

Akoijam has rejected the allegations. He has specifically disputed the reported “sex for grades” claim, saying it did not appear in the complaint against him. The students’ identities are being withheld.

Why did JNU dismiss Bimol Akoijam?

JNU’s October 9 dismissal order said its Internal Committee had investigated allegations against Akoijam and recommended a major penalty. The university said it considered the committee’s report and the available facts before dismissing him with immediate effect. Akoijam taught at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems in JNU’s School of Social Sciences and is the Congress Lok Sabha MP for Inner Manipur.

The university’s decision concerns his employment at JNU; it does not remove him from his parliamentary seat. Nor does an internal disciplinary decision determine the outcome of a police investigation or any subsequent court proceedings.

Akoijam has called the dismissal a politically motivated “witch hunt” and challenged whether JNU followed the required procedure. He says he had not been given the inquiry report before learning of the decision. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association has also raised concerns about the dismissal process and the handling of confidential inquiry material. Those objections are contested questions about procedure, not a reversal of JNU’s order.

What does the FIR allege, and what happens next?

The FIR was reportedly registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita concerning sexual harassment and words or gestures intended to insult a woman’s modesty. Reporting on the FIR identifies Sections 75 and 79, including specified clauses of Section 75. Investigators will have to examine the evidence and decide what further action, if any, is warranted. No criminal conviction has been reported.

The case has also prompted a political dispute. BJP leaders have demanded action from Congress over the allegations. The claim that everyone outside the BJP has remained silent is too broad: the matter has received news coverage, Akoijam has responded publicly, the teachers’ association has questioned the process, and a Congress leader in Manipur has disputed the allegations. None of those responses settles what happened. The immediate developments are the university’s dismissal and the newly registered FIR; the criminal investigation remains open.