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Three days after a young female student of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) was allegedly molested by three bike-borne men outside the varsity campus, Uttar Pradesh police lathicharged and allegedly thrashed protesting women students in the campus on late Saturday night.
The ongoing protest coincided with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Varanasi, which is his home constituency. A protest against the alleged assault by police officers against students demanding a safe campus is now expected to take place in New Delhi on Monday.
It has been reported that the protesting students tried to enter the residence of University Vice Chancellor and when the deployed security forces tried to stop them, students became violent and attacked the police after which the security forces also used force and lathicharge on the students to disperse them.
*Women protesting against Molestation are being beaten up in BHU, Varanasi, PM's own Constituency
— Aarti (@aartic02) September 23, 2017
*Cops are entering Female Hostels pic.twitter.com/SoaXrLERas
The students alleged that the police thrashed them and dragged them through hair, but DM Varanasi, who was present on the spot, denied all such claims.
The ongoing protesters outside the BHU campus triggered when a first-year female student of BHU alleged that she was molested by three bike-borne men outside the varsity campus on Thursday.
The victim in the matter has claimed that she went to the university administration for complaining about the incident but the administration in lieu of taking any action against the molesters, shamed the victim for her awkward hostel timings.
BHU: How it started
— Kanchan Srivastava (@Ms_Aflatoon) September 24, 2017
*Boys molested a girl returning hostel 7 pm, inserted hand in her jeans,fled
*raised alarm
*Guards didn't nab them 1/
Angered over the laid back attitude of the administration and lack of action from the side, the varsity students staged protests outside the campus on Friday and blocked entry to the campus through the main gate.
(with ANI inputs)
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