IP College Harassment Row: More than 225 students submit statements

The college principal compiled the 225 complaints/ grievances and sent them to the police. College students as well as student groups have been protesting for the past four days demanding principal Poonam Kumria’s resignation over the incident.

IP college ‘harassment’ case: 225 students have submitted statements to the Delhi Police against the harassment that allegedly took place at annual fest. Students at Delhi University’s Indraprastha College for Women (IPCW) alleged that some men scaled its boundary wall and harassed them during their annual fest. The college authorities called the students who wished to give statements. Their statements were recorded by the college admin, said police. According to media reports, the college principal compiled the 225 complaints/ grievances and sent them to the police. College students as well as student groups have been protesting for the past four days demanding principal Poonam Kumria’s resignation over the incident.

5 accused caught and then released

As a development in the case, the police had bound down five students of Delhi University and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University — three from Motilal Nehru College, one from Sri Venkateswara College and one from GGSIPU — in connection with the case. The accused were called to the police station and later released. The students will have to remain present before the investigating officer (IO) whenever required and can’t leave the city or the country without informing the officer.

College asks students to help identify those responsible

On April 3, in an official statement, the college administration sought help from students to identify those responsible. The administration further requested students and other stakeholders of the college to submit their complaints with the committee along with proof of misbehaviour. “The complaints, photos and videos are requested to be submitted with the administrative officer of the college… the management of the college believes that all those individuals who are responsible for this unfortunate incident should be punished by the law-enforcing agency and for that purpose, all information provided to the college will be forwarded to the law-enforcing agencies,” the notification said.

Meanwhile, DU also issued a notification stating that a five-member panel had been formed to look into the incident.

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