New Delhi: A PhD student at the University of Jawaharlal Nehru (JNU) allegedly persecuted while walking on campus around midnight on Monday, triggered protest by students and brought the spotlight again in the vast complex.
The police said that a case had been registered and several teams worked to arrest the defendant.
They said the PCR call on a female student who was persecuted in the JNU was received at the North Vasant Kunj police station at around 12:45 a.m.
on Tuesday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Gaurav Sharma along with Sho Vasant North Kunj and staff rushed to place.
“It was revealed that around 11:45 a.m.
on Monday, a PhD student was walking on campus.
When he walked near the University of the East Gate, a man came with a bicycle from the campus and tried to persecute” Sharma said.
The girl raised the alarm and the defendant escaped.
“Considering the gravity and sensitivity of the incident, the SWD police team led by DCP Gaurav Sharma immediately and realized immediately,” Delhi police then tweeted.
“FIR NO 42/22 U / S 354A / 354B / 323/341 / 379 IPC in PS Vasant Northern Kunj has been registered and investigations are ongoing.
Some teams worked since it arrested the defendant,” he said.
Beat Dhaplis and bring placards demanding justice for a woman, a number of students protested the incident on Tuesday.
According to the protesters, they have given an ultimatum of 48 hours to the police to make arrests or they will intensify their agitation.
They claimed the defendant realized the victim as he walked near the east gate, dragging him and tried to increase him.
When he refused, he fled after grabbing his cellphone.
“He suffered cuts and bruises and still in trauma.
The police have shown his photo from 25 to 30 suspects but he said they were not involved.
He said that he would be able to identify him,” said a student.
University Union Nehru Jawaharlal has given a protest call to the incident.
Nehru Jawaharlal University Association (Jnuta) and the Student Union accused a series of security deviations on campus under the eyes of the Cyclops security agency and said the defendant on January 5, 2020 attacks by masked men.
Not yet arrested.
The JNU campus is spread around 1,000 hectares of land and has a large green area.
“There was theft in the houses of faculty members, January 5 attacks when masked men entered the campus and attacked students and teachers and then this incident,” said Secretary Jnuta Moushumi Basu.
“Students worked in the library and the incident occurred on the road that was bright enough near the east gate and the defendant drove to the northern gate where the security guard was deployed and there was a CCTV camera,” he said.
The student’s body accused that there had been an increase in “gender insensitivity on campus by normalizing sexist comments and comments that were misinterpreted along with alarming increase in cases of dying and harassment”.
Slogan-slogan ” Halla Bol ”, “Dilli Police Sharm Karo ” and” We want a safe campus ” sounded by air when students line up on campus to demand justice for survivors.
They proceeded to the Vasant Kunj police station but was stopped at the west gate by police personnel.
“We met police officers and had given them an ultimatum of 48 hours to them to arrest the defendant.
We also asked them to make university administration responsible for this problem,” said a student activist.
Trade unions also criticize the university administration to keep “silent” on this problem.
“There has been no statement from the university about this problem,” Jnusu said.
A student activist claimed that there was an incident of sexual harassment on campus, especially during locking.
“The campus is considered safe for women but this incident has sent shock waves and women will now be afraid to step out.” Women complain to stalk and harass and if they have approached security agents, they have polished morally.
Saying that they should not step out on the road, “he said.
There is no answer from the University administration.
Call to JNU VC Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar was missed.