Atul Johri

The Delhi High Court Monday sought JNU's response on a plea by several women students seeking early hearing on a contempt petition filed against the varsity and a professor who is accused in a sexual harassment case.

A professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who was arrested on charges of sexual harassment has got bail from a Delhi court.Earlier in the day, Professor Atul Johri of JNU's School of Life Sciences was arrested after he was questioned in connection with eight First Information Reports (FIRs) of molestation filed against him.

The Delhi High Court Monday sought JNU's response on a plea by several women students seeking early hearing on a contempt petition filed against the varsity and a professor who is accused in a sexual harassment case.

A professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who was arrested on charges of sexual harassment has got bail from a Delhi court.Earlier in the day, Professor Atul Johri of JNU's School of Life Sciences was arrested after he was questioned in connection with eight First Information Reports (FIRs) of molestation filed against him.