A student of the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) was allegedly sexually assaulted late Wednesday night. This was hours after the students’ ended their protest demanding the reconstitution of the Sensitisation, Prevention and Redressal of Sexual Harassment (SPARSH) Committee at the University.
Police said that the victim was allegedly ambushed and sexually assaulted by two, who are yet to be identified. “We have taken down a statement from the woman at the Bharosa counselling centre and booked cases accordingly. Efforts are on to identify the perpetrators,” said P. Anjaneyulu, Inspector of Police at Osmania University Police Station.
The woman had taken part in the protest along with around 300 others, which ended around Wednesday evening. “At around 10 p.m., she was ambushed by two men wearing hoodies who accused her of being at the head of the protest. They then tried to sexually assault her and attacked her when she resisted their advances,” said the police.
