A group of girl students’ staged protest at the Polytechnic on Tuesday against the molestation of their 19-year-old colleague. later, the accused warden was suspended on Tuesday.
The incident took place in the wee hours on Monday in which a student of Tagore hostel was molested but no FIR was registered after the victim withdrew her complaint. Accused is lecturer and warden of girls hostel. The incident took place at around 5 am in the hostel after the accused went into the victim’s room and molested her.
Police said that the victim was asleep at her room in the hostel at around 5 am on Monday and while she was asleep accused Neelesh Jain entered the room and molested her. The victim later lodged a complaint with the Shyamla Hills police station but after her mother’s perusal the victim withdrew his complaint and the matter settled.
On Tuesday the students were frustrated as no FIR was registered by the police and no action was taken by the principal DK Chaturvedi against the accused staged protest demanding action against the accused and during the protest a student fainted and was taken to a nearby hospital where she was discharged later after she regained conscious and was reportedly stable.
During the protest police personnel reached the spot and dispersed the agitating students. The accused Neleesh Jain has been suspended by the principal of the polytechnic college DK Chatruvedi. Principal DK Chaturvedi assured the students that strict action would be taken against the accused and steps would be taken to ensure that such acts should not be witnessed.