The Delhi police on Sunday arrested the four youths who allegedly overtook Union Minister Smriti Irani’s car and indulged in “unwanted action.” They have been booked for stalking and outraging the modesty of a woman.
On what specifically resulted in slapping of the Indian Penal Code Sections 354-D (stalking) and 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), a senior police officer said that they had chased the car, and the Minister in her complaint had alleged that their action was “lewd.”
Anand, Avinash, Shitanshu and Kunal were later released on bail from the Chanakyapuri police station, and they apologised for their action.
‘We did no wrong’
However they said there was nothing objectionable in their action. They were not aware that the Minister was travelling in the other car. They were playing loud music because they were making a video to post on instagram.
“We admit that we have flouted the rules. We were making a video for Instagram and the music in the car was loud. We were just making funny videos. When we overtook the car, we were not aware that Smriti Irani was in it. We would not have done this if we knew that it was Ms. Irani’s car,” Kunal later old journalists.
Aged between 18 and 21, all four accused are students of DU’s Motilal Nehru College. Sources said none of them is from Delhi and they hail from different States. The youths stay in a PG accommodation in Vasant village.
