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DU Students Arrested for Stalking, Harassment in Mukherjee Nagar; SUV Had 18 Pending Challans
- •Two DU law students, Abhinav and Abhimanyu, were apprehended for allegedly stalking and harassing two women in Mukherjee Nagar; a third suspect, Naman, remains at large.
- •The incident escalated when one of the women objected to a lewd comment, leading the accused to become aggressive and abusive.
- •The SUV used by the accused had 18 pending challans, totaling Rs 33,000, primarily for speeding and using tinted glass.
- •A complaint was filed by one of the women, leading to a case registered under BNS sections 78 (stalking), 79 (insulting modesty), and 3(5) (common intention).
- •The women reported that the SUV followed them, and its occupants allegedly attempted to push them into the vehicle when they tried to record it.
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Police apprehended two suspects, identified as DU law faculty students Abhinav and Abhimanyu, while a third suspect named Naman remains at large. An FIR was registered at the Mukherjee Nagar police station under BNS sections 78, 79, and 3(5) for stalking, insulting a woman's modesty, and common intention, and authorities also tracked down the SUV used in the crime.
The victims reported that occupants of a white SUV rolled down their windows to pass lewd comments, yelled abuses when challenged, followed them toward Old Gupta Colony, and attempted to forcibly pull them into the vehicle.
Authorities discovered that the SUV involved in the harassment incident had at least 18 pending challans totaling Rs 33,000, mostly issued for speeding and using tinted glass. The vehicle was subsequently located and recovered in outer Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy.
