Rahul Gandhi accepts his resignation of Khan, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir.

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.