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DU Suspends 3 Students Over Alleged Stalking, Harassment in Mukherjee Nagar
- •The University of Delhi has suspended three students—Naman, Abhinav Kumar, and Abhimanyu Kumar—following allegations of stalking and harassment of two women students in Mukherjee Nagar.
- •The suspensions are effective immediately and are based on an FIR registered by the Delhi Police concerning an incident on September 23, 2026.
- •The women reported being followed by an SUV near Hakikat Park, with the occupants allegedly abusing them and attempting to push them into the vehicle near Old Gupta Colony.
- •A case was registered at Mukherjee Nagar police station under Sections 78, 79, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
- •The incident escalated when the women tried to record the vehicle, prompting the SUV to drive away after one student took out her phone.
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The University of Delhi suspended Naman, Abhinav Kumar, and Abhimanyu Kumar with immediate effect following an FIR registered by the Delhi Police. The police action stemmed from an incident on the evening of September 23, 2026, involving the alleged stalking and harassment of two women students in Mukherjee Nagar.
A case was registered at the Mukherjee Nagar police station against the suspects under Sections 78 for stalking, 79 for acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman, and 3(5) for common intention under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Two women students stated that an SUV followed them near Hakikat Park around 9:30 pm on September 23, 2026, with occupants making lewd remarks. When the women confronted them and tried to record the vehicle near Old Gupta Colony, the occupants allegedly attempted to push them inside before driving off.
