A first-year LLB student was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sexually harassing and assaulting his classmate at her flat in a housing society in Noida, according to officials. The incident occurred in Sector 137, under the jurisdiction of Sector 142 police station, on Monday, following an argument between the two. Both the accused and the complainant are students at the same college in Noida, said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Hridhesh Katheria.
According to Mr. Katheria, a written complaint was filed, leading to the registration of an FIR at the local police station. The accused misbehaved with the complainant on October 29. The next morning, he and his associates went to her house in the society, where they argued with her and assaulted her. The main accused, identified as Tanvir Ahmed, was arrested and presented before a local court. The police have also charged around 10 people, some of whom are unidentified, and efforts are underway to apprehend them. Ahmed resides in Delhi’s Kalkaji Extension.
The FIR in the case includes charges under sections 354 (sexual harassment), 147, 149 (both related to rioting), 323 (assault), 504 (provocation for breach of peace), 452 (trespassing), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, as stated by the police.
