Uttar Pradesh: State-level shuttler sexually harassed by neighbour in Agra, 2 held

AGRA: A state-level badminton player was allegedly assaulted by her neighbour with intent to outrage her modesty in Agra’s Ghosi locality Naulakha on Tuesday.
An FIR in this connection was registered after the intervention of Agra senior superintendent of police (SSP) Babloo Kumar on Wednesday.
The 21-year-old woman, who has also represented Uttar Pradesh at the national level in 2016 and 2019, told TOI that she was sleeping in her house post her workout, when her neighbour Vinod entered her house around 9.30am and allegedly touched her inappropriately and when she opposed, he assaulted her.
“No one was in the house at that time on Tuesday,” she said, adding that her younger brother, who was at some distance from the house, “rescued me after hearing my screams”. However, soon after this, Vinod’s family members also gathered there and "beat up my brother and his friend, who supported us.”
“When I approached the Sadar Bazar police station to lodge a complaint, I was told that a cross-FIR would also be lodged by the other party present there. I was advised to reach a compromise as my career will be jeopardised if I was named in an FIR. So, I dropped the idea of lodging an FIR and returned home,” she said.
“The neighbourhood family again attacked us and ridiculed us for not being able to take any action against them. Then I approached the SSP demanding registration of an FIR as the neighbouring family was threatening to ruin my career and kill my family members if I raised my voice against them,” she added.
The SSP said an FIR was registered against eight people under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), at the Sadar Bazar police station. “Two accused were arrested on Wednesday night. The matter is being probed.”
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)