Bhubaneswar: A student in Bhubaneswar decided to take matters into her own hands after a private tutor in the city passed lewd remarks at her.
Pratikshya Acharya said Binod Kumar Sahu, 50, passed the remarks at her inside the campus of Utkal University, when she was on her way to the ladies hostel.
Ms Acharya then informed her friends and a group of students returned to the spot only to find that Sahu had fled. After a search, the girls tracked him down and beat him in full public view, with bamboo sticks. The girls then called the police who detained Sahu for further interrogation.
“After the interrogation, we have placed the accused under arrest. He has been sent to court,” Bhubaneswar deputy commissioner of police Satyabrata Bhoi said on Monday.
Ms Acharya then shared a long post on Facebook explaining how she and a friend, Arpita, tackled the situation. Her post has gone viral with over 2,800 shares.
“I was going to meet one of my friends at Utkal University today. After leaving my auto-rickshaw I was walking towards the ladies’ hostel when suddenly, I heard abusive words. As I turned around, I saw a man and he was calling me to sit on his bike and go with him. I didn't respond. The road was empty as it was Sunday. But then he came towards me and said really bad things. There were a few auto drivers around but they ignored. I got really scared and called my friend Arpita. She arrived within two minutes. We collected two sticks of bamboo and after a search, we saw him coming from Pani Tanki road. Arpita stopped him and within seconds she started beating him and I got courage from her to hit him hard,” wrote Pratikshya in her post.
