Another student molested, thrashed in BHU; accused arrested

Barely a fortnight after a girl at Benares Hindu University (BHU) was molested comes another case of molestation within the campus that was reported on Thursday. In this case, the victim was not only molested, but also thrashed by the accused when she objected to his advances.

Ironically, the incident took place on the day when Rekha Sharma, Chairperson National Commission for Women, was in the BHU campus on Thursday to probe the molestation incident of September 21 in which a female student was sexually assaulted and the incident led to large-scale violence in the campus two days later.

The victim was subjected to lewd remarks by a MA Third semester student of the Public Administration department, identified as Sheetla Sharan Gond. When she objected, she was thrashed by Gond in her classroom in front of other students.

The female student immediately lodged a complaint with the Proctorial Board and went to the Lanka Police Station to lodge a named FIR. Prompt action by the Proctorial Board and the Police resulted in immediate arrest of the accused.

The victim alleged that Gond met her at staircase on Thursday and started abusing her. He dragged her by hair and continued hitting her until she fell …read more