Fairoz Khan, national president of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) - the youth wing of the Congress - has stepped down from his post following charges of sexual harassment, sources in the Congress said on Tuesday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accepted his resignation, the sources told PTI .
Mr. Khan, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, submitted his resignation on Monday.
The party had set up a three-member committee to look into the issue after a woman levelled charges of sexual harassment against Mr. Khan.
The Congress worker from Chhattisgarh had also lodged a complaint against him in the Parliament Street police station, saying she feared for her life.
