Assam Police Books Indian Youth Congress President Srinivas BV After Harassment Allegations

Earlier in the day,?the All India Congress Committee (AICC) expelled Dutta from the primary membership for six years over “anti-party activities”.?

This comes a day after Dutta submitted her reply to the show-cause notice for going public with allegations of harassment and gender discrimination against the Indian Youth Congress president.?

Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah said that the youth wing leader took the step without first informing the party leadership.

"The police team has left for Karnataka to arrest Srinivas BV in the harassment case after preliminary investigation. The National Commission for Women (NCW) has submitted a letter to the Assam Police too," a source said, according to a report by India Today.

"I have been harassed for the last six months. I spoke about this to the party leadership. An in-charge was sent here, Vardhan Yadav. After he came here, he started creating a lot of trouble in the Assam Youth Congress. He also started creating lobbies. And all this he was doing as per Srinivas BV's instructions," she said in an interview with India Today TV.

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has also?taken suo motu cognisance of Dutta’s allegations and written to the state police for necessary action.