Delhi: Miranda House students allege harassment as men climb gates, walls to watch Diwali fest | VIDEOS

Delhi: In a tweet, a Miranda House student claimed they were subjected to “catcalling and sexist sloganeering” during the events on Friday as the men allegedly entered the campus forcibly.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Students alleged the men indulged in “cat-calling and sexist sloganeering”
• Several videos of the incident have now gone viral on social media
• The Delhi Police have filed an FIR in the case

Men climbing over the walls to get into Miranda House during an open fest. What followed was horrible. Cat-calling, groping, sexist sloganeering and more. Men entering safe spaces to harass gender minorities is nothing new, but they out do themselves every time. pic.twitter.com/UkMAuJZKVU

— Sobhana (@sobhana__) October 15, 2022

Delhi: Students at Delhi University’s all-women Miranda House have alleged several men climbed onto college walls and gates while an open Diwali fest on the campus was underway on Friday. Students have also alleged the men indulged in “cat-calling and sexist sloganeering”.

Several videos of the incident have now gone viral on social media, which show men purportedly scaling the boundary wall, roaming around on the campus and raising slogans.

The Delhi Police has taken suo moto cognizance and has filed an FIR in connection with the case.

Responded to the social media videos, the police said, “some students (3-4) were trying to enter the college”, but they were stopped and the October 14 Diwali programme remained “incident-free”.

In a tweet, a student claimed they were subjected to “catcalling and sexist sloganeering” during the events on Friday as the men allegedly entered the campus forcibly.

Another student alleged many attendees entered classrooms and responded rudely.

Meanwhile, the police in a statement said, “On 14 October 2022, there was a Diwali Mela celebration programme in Miranda House College and entry was allowed for all college students. At some point, a huge crowd gathered inside and so, for some time, the entry gates had to be closed by the college administration.”

“Some students (3-4) were trying to enter to see the Diwali Mela by climbing the walls. They were stopped and they could not enter the college premises. This is the video of that time.”

(With inputs from PTI)

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