A woman research scholar of the University of Delhi was harassed by a group of inebriated men, who were allegedly consuming alcohol on the premises of the Arts Faculty, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place around 4.30 pm on Thursday when the woman, who is pursuing PhD in university’s Department of Hindi, was sitting outside the canteen, located on Arts Faculty campus, and saw the men consuming alcohol in the open.
“Suddenly, they approached the woman, trying to strike a conversation. When she did not show interest, they collected some rainwater in a glass and spilled it on her. When she objected, they started misbehaving with her,” a police official said.
In her complaint, the woman alleged that while the security guards in the Arts Faculty were nowhere to be seen, the canteen owner tried to intervene and stop the men, but in vain.
The group then turned vulgar and started abusing her. The woman called up the police control room but by the time the officers arrived, the men fled in a car, whose number the complainant had noted, the official said.
A case has been registered under Section 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code in connection with the matter, the official said.
“We have zeroed in on the group and the accused will be arrested soon. We will also take up the issue with the University with regard to security measures on campus,” added the official, close to the investigation.