TW: Sexual harassment
From Kamala Nehru College to Gargi, from Miranda House to Daulat Ram College and now Indraprastha College for Women — women of Delhi University want answers!
On March 28, a group of men chanting “Miranda IP dono hamara’, ‘Miranda nahi chhoda to IP bhi nahi chhodenge” intrusively entered and harassed Indraprastha College for Women’s (IPCW) students during the college fest. Their forceful entry incited panic at the event and at least four women students have been injured.
Instead of controlling the harassers, the police cornered and locked women students inside the hostel. Yesterday, during a march against the inaction of the administration and the police, students were detained by the police. Women students have complained about the manhandling and brutal detention with which they were met in contrast to the treatment the harassers have received. A student detained yesterday expressed that:
“They (the police) were supposed to protect and support us, but they detained us.”
Seven men have purportedly been arrested by the police after an FIR was filed for trespassing. Meanwhile the Delhi Commission for Women has taken suo moto cognisance of the incident and has issued notices to the Delhi Police and the college administration for lapse in security and inaction, respectively.
IPCW college’s administration has been silent about this. Students of Delhi University want answers!
Similar incidents have taken place in the past. On October 14, 2022, three men tried entering Miranda House college by scaling its walls. A police case was registered but an investigation remains pending and the status of the case is unclear. Students believe that administrative apathy has made such instances of harassment a commonplace in DU colleges for gender minorities.
While students’ safety is fundamentally promised by educational institutions, college administrations have constantly overlooked their complaints. This is unacceptable! We believe that no student should have to compromise with their safety to access education.
DU’s women students are now demanding accountability from those who claim to be concerned for their well-being and safety.
In solidarity with the agitating students, we demand that:
The harassers be identified and arrested immediately.
A resignation of IPCW’s principal for failing to address the situation and inaction.
And the instating of a Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH).
TW: Sexual harassment
From Kamala Nehru College to Gargi, from Miranda House to Daulat Ram College and now Indraprastha College for Women — women of Delhi University want answers!
On March 28, a group of men chanting “Miranda IP dono hamara’, ‘Miranda nahi chhoda to IP bhi nahi chhodenge” intrusively entered and harassed Indraprastha College for Women’s (IPCW) students during the college fest. Their forceful entry incited panic at the event and at least four women students have been injured.
Instead of controlling the harassers, the police cornered and locked women students inside the hostel. Yesterday, during a march against the inaction of the administration and the police, students were detained by the police. Women students have complained about the manhandling and brutal detention with which they were met in contrast to the treatment the harassers have received. A student detained yesterday expressed that:
“They (the police) were supposed to protect and support us, but they detained us.”
Seven men have purportedly been arrested by the police after an FIR was filed for trespassing. Meanwhile the Delhi Commission for Women has taken suo moto cognisance of the incident and has issued notices to the Delhi Police and the college administration for lapse in security and inaction, respectively.
IPCW college’s administration has been silent about this. Students of Delhi University want answers!
Similar incidents have taken place in the past. On October 14, 2022, three men tried entering Miranda House college by scaling its walls. A police case was registered but an investigation remains pending and the status of the case is unclear. Students believe that administrative apathy has made such instances of harassment a commonplace in DU colleges for gender minorities.
While students’ safety is fundamentally promised by educational institutions, college administrations have constantly overlooked their complaints. This is unacceptable! We believe that no student should have to compromise with their safety to access education.
DU’s women students are now demanding accountability from those who claim to be concerned for their well-being and safety.
In solidarity with the agitating students, we demand that:
The harassers be identified and arrested immediately.
A resignation of IPCW’s principal for failing to address the situation and inaction.
And the instating of a Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH).