Year on, no headway in scribe molestation case

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 8

Even a year after a woman journalist was molested during a morning walk at Panjab University’s Botanical Garden, the UT police have failed to make any headway in the case.

Last year, on December 9, the complainant, a resident of the PU campus, had gone for a walk at Botanical Garden when an unknown person came from the rear side and molested her. She fought back and gave a tough fight to the middle-aged perpetrator, who later fled from the spot.

The UT police had registered a case in this regard at the Sector 11 police station.

Inspector Rajiv Kumar, SHO of the Sector 11 police station, said efforts were made, but the suspect could not be traced.

During the investigation, a sketch of the suspect was made and several teams were constituted to trace the molester. The teams visited nearby areas, including Sarangpur, Khuda Lahora, Dadu Majra Colony, Sector 25 Colony and Dhanas. However, the exercise failed to yield the desired results.

The staff on the PU campus, including Class IV employees, 198 security guards and mess canteen workers were also verified by the police.

The police also collected the dump of mobile towers to scrutinise information about the cell phones which were active in that area, but the investigators did not find any lead.