Three people connected with Maharishi Dayanand University (MDU) in Rohtak were booked for sexual harassment for allegedly asking female sanitation workers to prove they were menstruating by providing pictures of their private parts, police said on Friday (October 31, 2025).
The accused were identified as sanitation supervisors Vitender and Vinod, and Assistant Registrar Shyam Sunder.
Three booked for asking MDU workers to share sanitary pad photos for menstrual leave
The varsity, in a statement, said it had suspended Vitender and Vinod, who had been hired through the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam Limited on contract, while an internal probe had been ordered into the incident.
The alleged incident took place on October 26, a few hours before Haryana Governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh was scheduled to visit the campus.
