Pachauri, accused of sexually harassing a colleague at TERI, recorded his statement in front of a court-appointed local commissioner, Santosh Mishra. I do not have any steady source of income and this was my only means to support myself,” Pachauri told the local commissioner. He added that due to this, his “best friends and supporters have moved away” from him. However, the commissioner did not allow Pachauri to submit a paper as proof of his source of revenue, citing a CrPC rule. Pachauri was asked to seek “permission” from the court before submitting it.

Source: Indian Express August 05, 2017 00:45 UTC