Vinod Dua

Journalist

Accused of: Filmmaker Nishtha Jain in a social media post accused Vinod Dua of making lewd jokes, demeaning her during a job interview and stalking and trying to grab her when she started working at some other place.

His defence: He is yet to respond to the allegations. However, his daughter Mallika Dua has said that she will stand by her father even though it is his battle to be fought. She added that if it all her father is guilty, then it is “unacceptable”.

Current status: Vinod Dua has issued a statement on the accusation against him saying "30 years ago some woman felt that I did something that troubled her. These allegations can be levelled against anyone ... The person who has been accused has no option but to deny these allegations." Dua also said he was suspending his show 'Jan Gan Man Ki Baat' for a week' to give The Wire, where Dua is a consulting editor, an opportunity to probe the sexual harassment allegation against him'. Meanwhile, The Wire.in has got an external committee of four persons – a retired justice of the Supreme Court, a retired justice of a high court, a retired IFS officer and a retired professor – to probe Nishtha Jain’s complaint against Dua. Earlier, The Wire.in had issued a statement saying the journalist has denied the allegations. "Our Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has taken cognisance of the allegations levelled against Dua. We await the outcome of their deliberations in the matter," the Wire had said in its statement.