Gargi College molestation: Students hold protest; Delhi Police launches probe
New Delhi: Scores of students of the all-women Gargi College on Monday held a protest against the alleged molestation of students by a group of men who had gatecrashed a cultural festival.
The Delhi Police said it has launched a probe into the incident and is scanning CCTV footage.
Police, however, have not received a complaint in this regard, a senior officer said. Over 100 students held a protest outside the gate of Gargi College on Monday. Students and teachers posted on social media about the incident.
As per their posts, during the college festival, 'Reverie', around 6:30 pm on February 6, groups of unruly, drunk men mobbed the entrances of the college and forced their way in.
The students alleged that Rapid Action Force and Delhi Police personnel were deployed close to the gate from where the men allegedly entered.
"There was a complete lapse of security. The students were groped, molested and even assaulted by the men who all appeared to be in their mid-30s. The college had claimed to set up security but I don't think there must have been such an incident in any college campus across the country," a student said on condition of anonymity.
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal reached the spot to take stock of the situation. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said appropriate action will be taken in the matter.
"We have not received a complaint in this regard yet. But we have began a sou-moto enquiry into the incident," the DCP said.
Police are scanning footage of CCTV cameras to collect evidence and speaking to students to ascertain facts, he added. The enquiry is being conducted by Additonal DCP (South) Geetanjali Khandelwal, Thakur said.
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Massive congestion at Delhi-Noida border as police set up barricades ahead of farmers' march
New Delhi (PTI): Massive traffic snarls caused inconvenience to commuters crossing the Delhi-Noida border on Monday as police set up multiple barricades in view of the farmers' protest march towards the national capital.
A senior police officer said checking was underway at the border.
Additional Commissioner of Police (east) Sagar Singh Kalsi said, "We have made adequate arrangements in east Delhi borders and have taken all precautionary measures, including anti-riot equipment. We are using drones for vigilance and are also coordinating with traffic police for smooth vehicular movement in the area."
Aprajita Singh, a resident of Greater Noida, said the barricades were put up at the Chilla border were causing inconvenience to commuters.
"It took me about an hour to get through that stretch. The police set up barricades on both sides of the Delhi-Noida border, causing significant traffic congestion, especially on the carriageway heading from Noida to Delhi," she said.
VIDEO | Heavy traffic witnessed at Kalindi Kunj border of Delhi as protesting farmers from Uttar Pradesh are marching to the national capital demanding benefits under new agricultural law.
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