Safety issues for women around Delhi University colleges have been highlighted after a recent gang rape incident.
Some NCC students were also allegedly filmed without their consent by someone inside a parked truck Gargi college, Near Siri Fort Bhagini Nivedita college, Najafgarh One of my roommates was returning to her PG from college around 9.30pm. The alleged gang rape of a minor at Aastha Kunj Park and the subsequent police encounter near the back gate of Lady Shri Ram College have brought safety around women’s colleges into focus. many concerns still remain unaddressed While LSR returned to offline mode a day after cancelling regular classes. Accounts from other Delhi University colleges, too, pointed to uneven lighting, harassment on approach roads and anxiety about the journey home. There aren’t enough lights outside our college gate. I am in NCC and, often, have to reach college as early as 5am. I don’t feel comfortable there at those hours. A PCR vehicle was stationed nearby for a few days after an incident of harassment about two months ago, but is nowhere to be seen now. As she came up the escalator at Green Park metro station, she saw a man who appeared to be intoxicated. He unzipped his trousers and made obscene gestures. She got off the escalator and looked for another way to leave the station Kamala nehru college, Near Siri Fort The walk from Karol Bagh metro station to our college feels quite safe. There are food stalls and plenty of people around. We often see police vans. I haven’t faced any misbehaviour or harassment on that route. My parents do ask me to update them if I’m delayed