A 21-year-old student of Maitreyi College of Delhi University was molested by two persons in Chankyapuri area. The incident occurred at 6 pm on Monday when the victim was returning from college and heading towards her home but on her way, the accused intercepted and molested her. Both the accused have been arrested.
According to police sources, both the accused —Aman and Saman — are residents of Sanjay Camp in Chankyapuri area. “The arrest was made on Monday evening following the complaint of the victim. A case was registered under Sections 354 (molestation), 354-D (stalking), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 506 (threatening) of IPC against the accused persons at Chanakyapuri police station,” the officer added.
The victim, in her statement, told the police that after getting down from the bus, she was walking towards her home when two persons started following her. “After sometime, they waylaid her and started molesting her. When she objected, the accused threatened her with dire consequences if she lodged a complaint,” a police officer said, adding that the victim raised an alarm and informed the locals who immediately came for aid.
Police sources said the local residents caught one of the accused and after thrashing him, they handed him over to the police. One of the accused managed to escape but he was later nabbed from his residence.