Delhi court grants bail to 10 accused in Gargi College incident

Delhi's Saket court grants bail to 10 people, who were arrested in connection with the alleged molestation of students during a cultural festival at Gargi College, on a bail amount of Rs 10,000 each. Earlier, they were sent to judicial custody by the court.

Delhi:A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to 10 people, who were arrested in connection with the alleged molestation of students during a cultural festival at the all-women Gargi College in Delhi, on an amount of Rs 10,000 each.

Earlier on Thursday, all the 10 accused were produced at Saket district court where the concerned magistrate sent all the accused to Tihar Jail under judicial custody for fourteen days period.

Delhi Police on Monday received a complaint from Gargi College against the alleged sexual harassment of female students by a number of unidentified men during their annual cultural fest on February 6.

The case was registered at Hauz Khas Police Station and several teams were constituted to investigate the case. They have been looking into technical details available and visited various sites in NCR for identification of suspects.

Police said that as many as 23 CCTV footages have been examined and three of these were focused on the ground where the festival was on.

Delhi Police on Monday received a complaint from Gargi College against the alleged harassment and sexual abuse of female students by a number of unidentified men during their annual cultural fest on February 6.

A case was lodged under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Hauz Khas police station.

"A complaint has been received from Gargi College authorities and a case under sections 452, 354, 509 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code is being registered at Hauz Khas police station," police said.