The student uploaded the photograph of the accused on Facebook and the post became viral
The photo of Sarabjit Singh, posted on Facebook
New Delhi: A 20-year-old Delhi University student was allegedly harassed by a man in Tilak Nagar, west Delhi at a traffic light on Sunday evening. The accused brashly posed for a photograph when the student warned him that she would report the matter to the police.
After complaining to the police, the student uploaded the photograph of the accused on Facebook and the post became viral.
The accused, identified as Sarabjit Singh, 26, has been arrested and booked under Sections 354A (punishment for sexual harassment) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of IPC, said a senior police official.
Singh is a resident of Paschim Puri area of west Delhi.
The Delhi Police announced a cash reward of Rs 5,000 for the final year English literature student of the Delhi University, according to deputy commissioner of police (west) Pushpendra Kumar.
In her complaint, the student told the police that she was confronted by the accused at a traffic intersection at Tilak Marg at around 8.30 pm on Sunday and he allegedly had passed lewd remarks at her and offered a ride back home with several others looking on.
The woman took a photograph of the number plate of Singh’s motorbike and, when she was about to take a photograph of the accused, he posed for it, despite being told that she was going to report the matter to police.
He later sped away, said the police official, adding, “He works at a Rayban factory as a coordinator in Peera Garhi area.”
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lauded the student’s courage and said in a post on Twitter, “Congratulate... her bravery. Girls of Delhi should follow her & speak up against such unacceptable acts.”
The Delhi Commission for Women chief, Swati Maliwal, condemned the incident and said it was shameful that people stood watching and did not come to the student’s help.
“She went to the police and registered her complaint despite threats. Such cases affect the whole of society and system. This is not an individual case. We have to see the four pillars of our democracy. Whenever such cases happen, they affect the pillars, judiciary and police. It is very shameful that 20 people were standing and watching... That is wrong. Why didn’t they think if she were to be their sister or daughter,” Ms Maliwal said reacting to the incident.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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