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Amid outrage over his appointment as TERI’s Executive Vice Chairman, R K Pachauri proceeded on leave Thursday. Despite battling allegations of multiple sexual harassment, he was recently elevated to the newly created post of the Executive Vice Chairman.
The elevation triggered severe criticism from the alumni and women activists across the country. Pachauri’s decision to proceed on leave came after a group of students refused to receive degrees from him.
A second woman has stepped forward to accuse the former head of the UN climate change panel, RK Pachauri, of sexual harassment.
The accusation comes days after he was awarded a newly-created senior post at his think tank The Energy and Resources Institute in Delhi (TERI).
He was removed as its head last July when another employee accused him of harassment – an allegation he denies.
The latest complainant said she spoke out after news of his new job emerged.
In a statement issued by her lawyers, the former employee said the harassment included “sexually loaded remarks”, kissing her forcibly and “intrusive questions” about her personal life.
She described him as a “serial sexual harasser” and said harassment by Mr Pachauri was an “open secret” in the think tank.