INCIDENTS IN THE RECENT PAST

Feb 15: An assistant professor in a Delhi college was allegedly molested by an auto-rickshaw driver when she was travelling from Huda City Centre to her residence in Sector 51. The victim, from Meghalaya, filed a complaint at the women’s police station in Sector 51 saying that the auto driver drove her to a secluded place and molested her May 29: Three persons allegedly raped a woman in a moving car after throwing off her nine-month-old daughter. The 23-year-old victim said she was going to her parents’ house in Khandsa village around midnight on May 29 after an argument with her husband.

June 16: A 37-year-old fashion designer, working in Delhi’s Patel Nagar area, was allegedly molested at Gurgaon’s Iffco Chowk Metro station on June 16. The station is one of the busiest and most-frequented public spaces in the city. Police said she got off at the Iffco Chowk Metro station around 11pm and was walking towards the exit when a man touched her inappropriately from behind.

June 21: Two women were allegedly molested on MG Road while they were walking down after buying liquor from a vend near Sahara Mall. They said the men followed them and groped them while they were about to board an auto-rickshaw. A case was registered at Sonipat police station.

June 27: The Gurgaon police arrested a 38-year-old bus driver for allegedly molesting and attacking a 26-year-old nurse. The victim had boarded seat near the driver. The victim alleged that the driver passed lewd comments at her and threatened her when she resisted his advances. August 9: A driver working with cab aggregator Uber was arrested for allegedly abusing a 27-year-old employee of a multinational bank over phone. The employee claimed that the driver abused her after she twice cancelled the ride after his behaviour raised suspicion.