Around 200 alumni of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, have written an open letter questioning the institution for allegedly initiating disciplinary action against two female student facilitators, for sharing details about sexual harassment by a student of the university against an outsider. The letter also placed several demands before NLSIU to provide more support to survivors of sexual assault.
According to an alumnus who spoke to The Hindu, a person (not a student), who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a student of the NLSIU, reached out to the two student SHIC (Sexual Harassment Inquiry Committee) facilitators in March. She explained that the purpose of the student facilitators is to act as a point of contact and to provide a support system to the victims.
“The victim was trying to explore her options with regards to filing a police complaint or initiating formal proceedings at NLSIU. As she was not a student and was not sure about initiating action, she decided to alert the NLSIU community about the perpetrator through internal emails and social media pages. She asked the facilitators to do the same on her behalf,” said Mukta Joshi, from the class of 2019, NLSIU.
