Days after two shameful molestation case on the New Year’s Eve in Bengaluru surfaced, another similar incident has been reported from Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar. The incident wherein a mob molested a woman in North-West Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar on New Year’s Eve and later attacked cops with stones who tried to protect her, once again raised questions on women’s safety in the national capital.
Footage of the incident that has gone viral now shows New Year revellers including mostly students – allegedly molesting a woman riding pillion on a bike. The mob allegedly tried to grope her near a market in Mukherjee Nagar. And when the police arrived, the woman left the spot. She is yet to be identified.
At 11.30PM, a PCR call was received said a police officer. The caller informed about the hooliganism and the molestation incident. A PCR van then rushed to the spot and saved the girl. However, after the police managed to free the woman from the mob, they became the target.
“The PCR staff told us that while they successfully saved the girl and her friend, the crowd attacked them, who then sought shelter in a police post close by,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police Milind Mahadeo Dumbere as per a report in The Hindu.
“We have registered a case of rioting and molestation against unidentified persons. We are trying to identify the miscreants with the help of local intelligence,” Mr. Dumbere said.
