[Assam] Two NE girls allege molestation by mob in Delhi

[Alpana B. Sarangapani]

or having no or less occurences of putting the perpetrators behind bars. 
 
Respect for women, etc., come when the concerned party is civilized. 
 
 
 


 

“In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass”
- Lakshmana
 
 
 > Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 13:03:14 +0530> From: dasmk2k at gmail.com> To: assam at assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] Two NE girls allege molestation by mob in Delhi> > the country as a whole is not safe for women. there may be two reasons> > 1. an adverse sex ratio> 2. sexual deprivation> > -manoj> > On Jan 7, 2008 12:54 PM, Pradip Kumar Datta <pradip200 at yahoo.com> wrote:> > > Two girls allege molestation by mob in Delhi, police yet to file> > complaint, say it was an argument Express news service Posted online:> > Monday , January 07, 2008 at 12:00:00> >> > New Delhi, January 6 Aweek after a mob molested two girls in Juhu,> > Mumbai, another mob accosted two girls in the heart of the national capital> > on Saturday night. The incident involving two Manipuri sisters living in> > Gandhi Vihar is, however, raising questions about whether the Delhi Police> > takes cases of molestation seriously.> > The two sisters allege that they were attacked and molested by a group of> > about 20 men on Saturday night but police, despite being approached for> > help, haven't registered a complaint yet. One of the sisters, Anita (name> > changed), runs a cyber café from a rented premise in Gandhi Vihar, near> > Timarpur. She said her younger sister, aged 18, who had come from Manipur> > some six months ago, had gone to purchase vegetables from a nearby shop> > around 7.30 pm when two men followed her on a motorcycle and passed lewd> > comments. "My sister told me about this but I decided to ignore it. But> > within a few minutes, a few boys gathered in front of my cyber café and> > started screaming expletives," said Anita. She said she went out along> > with her younger brother to question the men and an argument followed,> > during which she slapped one of them. Around 9 pm they returned with a group> > of some 25 men, many of whom were drunk. She said the group beat up and> > molested them. "The men told me> > that we women from Northeast spread immorality in Delhi and we should> > just pack our bags and leave," she told Newsline. The girls dialled the> > police for help. "We informed the Northeast helpline and also spoke to DCP> > (West) Robin Hibu. He told us to lodge a formal complaint," Anita added.> > But no FIR has been registered till now. "It is not exactly a case of> > molestation. The girls had an argument with their neighbours, so they called> > for police help," said a senior police officer. DCP (North) D C Srivastav> > told Newsline that the persons have been identified. "We are investigating> > the case," he said. The men have allegedly been teasing the siblings for> > over a month now. But the girls aren't ready yet to pack their bags leave.> > "I have been living in Delhi for last five years. This one incident cannot> > force me to leave my livelihood," said Anita.> >> > Visit: www.kaziranga.info India's Beautiful National Park> >> >> > http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Two-girls-allege-molestation-by-mob-police-yet-to-file-complaint-say-it-was-an-argument/258482/> >> >> > ---------------------------------> > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.> > _______________________________________________> > assam mailing list> > assam at assamnet.org> > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >> > > > -- > Manoj Kumar Das> C 172 GF, Sarvodaya Enclave> New Delhi 17 India> 0091 9312650558 (HP)> _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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