Three students were allegedly thrashed after they objected to indecent remarks made by four men that were directed at Delhi University president of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) Kawalpreet Kaur in north-west Delhi’s Vijay Nagar in the small hours of Sunday.
Absconding accomplice
Five persons have been arrested in connection with the incident and a manhunt has been launched to nab the sixth accused, the police said.
The victims have been identified as Sumeet Verma, Rishabh and Ankit Pandey, all 23-year-old.
A complaint filed by them stated that they were standing near a local shop in Vijay Nagar when three-four men passed comments directed at Ms. Kaur. When the students objected to their remarks, the men thrashed them. The accused then called for backup, which included a man with a gun. The students were beaten at gunpoint and threatened with dire consequences.
“The police control room received a call around 12.30 a.m. regarding a quarrel at Vijay Nagar. A team reached the spot. It was informed that the victims had sustained grievous injuries and had been taken to a hospital in Ashok Vihar,” said a senior police officer.
Based on the complaint, a first information report was filed at Model Town police station against unknown persons.
“On the basis of the victims’ statements and CCTV camera footage from the spot, a case under Sections 308, 323, 341,506 [ii], 509 and 34 of the IPC was registered. Teams were constituted to nab the culprits. Five of them — Gautam Sonkar, Kundan, Ayush Bhatia, Manish and Shubham — were arrested, while their accomplice Pawan is absconding,” added a senior police officer.
The students took out a protest march from Vijay Nagar to Model Town police station against the incident on Sunday.
