DCW seeks report from Delhi University, police on allegations of harassment at IP College festival

The Delhi Commission for Women on Tuesday directed the Delhi University, the police and Indraprastha College for Women to file a report by April 18 on the allegations that harassment of students during an annual festival.

On March 28, a group of men had barged into the Indraprastha College for Women by scaling the boundary walls, leading to a stampede. Several women were allegedly harassed and injured in the chaos. The incident had led to protests by hundreds of students, who have demanded strict action against the accused persons and the resignation of principal Poonam Kumria.

Swati Maliwal, the chairperson of the women’s panel, also made some recommendations to the Delhi Police after an inquiry into recurring incidents of sexual harassment of female students during college festivals.

The women’s panel said that the Delhi Police officials did not act swiftly in collecting CCTV footage of the incident.

“It’s unfortunate that despite the passage of ten days, police officials had not secured CCTV footage of the incident from college authorities which is crucial in identifying the perpetrators of the crime,” the Delhi Commission for Women said. “Commission again summoned the officials on 8.04.2023 wherein they informed that CCTV footage has been collected from the college now, but the footage is incomplete, and they...

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