On Tuesday, police registered a case against a 23-year-old man for stalking and harassing a Second-Year student of North Campus over the past three months.
A second-year student of North Campus, Delhi University, alleged stalking and harassment by a 23-year-old man over the past three months. The 22-year-old, hailing from Kerala and residing in Vijay Nagar, approached the police this Tuesday fearing for her safety. According to the cops, the woman knew the man through an acquaintance and also pointed out that he was a DU graduate who lived in Christian Colony, Maurice Nagar. She alleged that the man would follow her from college to her residence every day and repeatedly call her as well as her friends even after her objections. She added that the accused repeatedly said that he wanted to marry her.
A case against the accused was registered at Maurice Nagar Police Station who was called in for questioning. The woman’s statement was recorded in front of the magistrate on Wednesday.
A friend of the woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said, “We are participating in protests for our safety, to be able to walk on the streets without any fear, and this is what is happening to our friend.”
According to sources, the accused was arrested by Delhi Police on Thursday. Investigation is currently underway.
The case comes shortly after another incident in which two Delhi University postgraduate students allegedly faced stalking and harassment by three men travelling in an SUV near Hakikat Park in Mukherjee Nagar.
The incidents have unfolded against the backdrop of growing student concerns over women’s safety and their ability to access and move through public spaces without fear. Women students at Delhi University and other colleges have also been raising concerns through protests and public discussions around safety, mobility and accountability.
With the latest case now under investigation, questions surrounding the safety of women students travelling between campuses, residences and public spaces continue to remain a concern.
Two DU students have been arrested, while a law student remains at large, in connection with the alleged harassment and stalking of two female students in Mukherjee Nagar.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (North West), Akanksha Yadav, said, “The suspect driving the SUV has been identified as Naman, a student of DU’s Faculty of Law. We learnt that two more DU students were inside the vehicle, a white Tata Safari. We have seized the SUV and are conducting raids to apprehend the suspects. They will be questioned to ascertain if more than three people were involved.”
As has been reported by the police, the woman alleged verbal abuse, passing of indecent remarks, followed by stalking and misbehaviour from the suspects. According to a video circulated online from earlier this week, the victim has clarified that she and her friend were returning from Vijay Nagar when the incident occurred. She further claimed that an SUV pulled up, the people inside rolled down the windows, and proceeded to make inappropriate remarks. When the women asked them to stop misbehaving and leave, the occupants reportedly hurled further abuse, made indecent remarks, and began following them.
The woman has also said, “...when we tried to record a video, the car stopped, and the occupants tried to drag us inside. But when my friend took out her phone, they fled. We first went to Maurice Nagar police station, where the police personnel told us the place where the incident occurred did not come under their jurisdiction and referred us to another police station. We visited three stations…but no FIR was registered. From our sources, we identified one of the occupants. He had threatened us by claiming to be a relative of a Station House Officer (SHO)”
According to a report by NDTV, two of the accused,Abhinav and Abhimanyu were arrested on Friday, while the third accused, Naman is currently on the run. Police are also looking into the student’s allegation that she and her friend had approached multiple police stations before the complaint was registered.
A solidarity march demanding safer public spaces for women and gender minorities was held across South Delhi on September 25, with students from Delhi University colleges taking to the streets following the gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl in Astha Kunj Park.
The march remained largely decentralised and student-led with no formal affiliation to any political party. Members of the Collective were, however, also seen participating in the protest. Coordination and communication were primarily carried out through multiple WhatsApp groups.
Students from various Delhi University colleges, along with those from institutions like AIIMS and IIT Delhi, joined the demonstration. The march began near Gargi College and proceeded towards Kamala Nehru College, with protesters raising concerns over women’s safety, inadequate infrastructure and restrictions on women’s access to public spaces. Reports from the protest noted demands for better lighting, security infrastructure and accountability around areas frequently used by students.
Hindustan Times spoke to a student and revealed how they were publicly recorded in a metro, raising questions around privacy and safety. The demonstration unfolded in multiple stages. Students first marched on the road before moving to DDA’s Arun Jaitley Park for a public meeting, where participants discussed the demands being raised by the protest. The gathering later resumed as a night march at around 7 pm, with students returning to the streets as an act of reclaiming public spaces after dark.
The protesters opposed measures that restrict women’s movement in the name of safety. A major point of contention was the reported move to restrict access to parks after sunset, which protesters argued places the responsibility for preventing sexual violence on women rather than addressing perpetrators, policing and inadequate public infrastructure. Moneycontrol reported that protesters also criticised restrictions on women’s access to parks and called for stronger institutional accountability.
The march also expanded the conversation beyond rape to everyday forms of gender-based harassment. Protesters raised concerns about stalking, inappropriate recording of women in public spaces and the lack of adequate lighting and security around college-adjacent areas.
At the public meeting, participants released the “Hum Auratein Azaad Hai Declaration”, a ten-point charter outlining their demands. The declaration calls for street lighting in roads, parks and public spaces, particularly around universities, slums and industrial areas; improved public transportation, including more DTC and shuttle buses and metro passes for women; and functional public toilets and menstrual-health facilities for women and gender minorities.
Speaking to DU Beat, another student emphasised the need to build collective solidarity beyond Delhi University, arguing that the movement should extend to central universities like IITs and AIIMs across the country. “For collective solidarity, this cannot remain limited to Delhi University. Students from central universities across the country should be brought into the movement so that the demand for women’s safety and the right to public spaces becomes a nationwide struggle.”
Beyond immediate security measures, the declaration places women’s safety within wider questions of economic and social freedom. It calls for more hostels and scholarships for women students, greater opportunities for women in STEM and professional fields, equal pay, and investment in public infrastructure such as anganwadis, creches, maternity homes, community kitchens and laundries.
The charter also addresses the treatment of women care workers, calling for recognition and dignity for workers in anganwadis, sanitation, hospitals and domestic work. It further raises concerns over the treatment of sexual violence as a matter of community “izzat” and demands greater accountability for public officials accused of sexual harassment.
Similar marches are scheduled to happen across Delhi University colleges. The protest thus connected the immediate demand for safer streets with a broader demand for women’s freedom to occupy public spaces without restrictions.
Ceiling panels reportedly collapsed at Mata Sundari College, raising concerns over DU campus infrastructure. No injuries were reported.
A portion of the ceiling in a washroom at Mata Sundari College for Women (MSCW), University of Delhi, reportedly collapsed earlier this week. No injuries have been reported in connection with the incident.
A video circulating on social media shows multiple ceiling panels and pieces of the ceiling scattered across the washroom floor, with portions of the overhead structure appearing to have come loose. The footage also shows sections of the ceiling exposed following the collapse. The exact location of the washroom within the college premises could not be independently verified.
The incident has raised fresh concerns over infrastructure and maintenance in Delhi University colleges, particularly as it comes days after a similar infrastructure-related incident was reported at Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR).
While the two incidents occurred at different colleges, both have drawn attention to the condition and maintenance of facilities within DU campuses. Questions surrounding the regular inspection of ceilings, fixtures and other structural components remain relevant, particularly in spaces frequented by large numbers of students.
Mata Sundari College has previously faced concerns regarding campus infrastructure. Student reviews of the college have referred to issues including poorly maintained classrooms and other facilities, although such reviews do not establish the cause of Saturday’s incident.
No official statement from the college administration regarding the cause of the ceiling collapse, whether the affected washroom has been closed, or whether an inspection of the premises has been undertaken was available at the time of publication.
The incident adds to a longer-running concern over infrastructure at Delhi University colleges. Similar instances of ceiling or fixture failures have been reported across the university in previous years. With no injuries reported in the Mata Sundari College incident, the immediate impact appears limited. However, the recurrence of infrastructure-related incidents across university campuses raises questions about preventive maintenance and whether potentially unsafe facilities are being identified before failures occur.
IPCW has announced student elections post their previous denial, overturning their former official announcement.
Indraprastha College for Women (IPCW) has officially announced that its student elections for the academic year of 2026-2027 will be held on 9th October, 2026. Following the previous dismissal of the elections for student union and departmental boards, IPCW will now conduct the elections under its ‘Festival of Democracy’ initiative.
Previously, the college administration had simply refused to conduct student elections, and no official explanation or justification had been provided by the electoral committee. The continual silence of the college had caused deep dissatisfaction and frustration among students, and they continued without any official student representation.
Speaking to DU Beat about the refusal, a student said,
The students were ecstatic and eager to participate but when the elections didn’t take place, we felt as if our voices were being shut off and that the gap that exists between the students and administration was only growing bigger. Furthermore, the biggest disappointment was when we were not given any proper reason or explanation for rejecting the election, even after consistent queries.”
Another IPCW student clarified that the presence of the Vice-President and Treasurer of the previous tenure had been very helpful. They spoke against this decision very strongly and had firm opinions which received a lot of traction by the fellow students. This alleged vocal discourse was actually effective and their voices finally reached the corners of the administrative buildings. However, the administration has not publicly disclosed as to why the election authorities reverted their previous decision and decided to keep the student elections next month.
An independent student body is essential for an effective system of communication. Speaking about the importance of a student body, an IPCW student commented,
When the student body works as the collective representative of the students, it becomes easier for the administration/faculty to hear our concerns and queries. We face many problems every day, and listening to every query individually is not feasible.”
Another student criticised the administrative decision-making, pointing out their lack of affiliation with DUSU, which they argued leaves the students with limited avenues for representation and welfare. The student further exclaimed that the teachers have a superior authority over college representation and that students are often required to attend insignificant and irrelevant guest speeches for attendance.
Some students also alleged that the refusal to conduct elections was a deliberate attempt to consolidate power and further exploit students. But, sustained student mobilisation and mass appeal for an independent electoral body, led by the former office bearers, eventually prompted them to reconsider and overturn their initial decision. Previous reports and student testimonials have also raised concerns about IPCW’s irregularities in the conduct of elections. Many struggles of proper representation and ideology-led politics have harmed the periodic electoral routine before as well.
Nevertheless, the announcement has been met with enthusiasm, accompanied by renewed expectations for greater welfare and betterment. As the date approaches, student representatives are preparing for effective campaigning.
At their core, student elections represent democracy at its grassroots, providing students with a fundamental avenue to exercise their right to representation, participation, and collective decision-making within an institution.
DU students allege harassment by a group of men near Hakikat Park in Mukherjee Nagar; Delhi Police probe underway.
Two Delhi University (DU) students, pursuing their first year of postgraduate studies, were allegedly stalked and sexually harassed by men driving an SUV. This disgraceful incident occurred near the Hakikat Park in north Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar area on Wednesday night. According to an official statement by the Delhi Police, the two women were also allegedly abused, subjected to eve-teasing and targeted with indecent remarks by the men before they fled the scene.
The First Information Report (FIR) was registered at the Mukherjee Nagar police station, with the investigation being overseen by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Akansha Yadav. She stated, “Police launched an enquiry based on the complaint and have traced the car allegedly used in the incident. We have identified the four alleged accused, and teams are conducting raids to arrest them.”
According to the complaints, the incident took place near Hakikat Park around 9:30 PM. While the two women were walking, at least four men in an SUV got into a verbal altercation with them, allegedly over not providing enough passage to their vehicle on the street.
“During the altercation, the men allegedly verbally abused the women and made some indecent remarks. They allegedly even followed the women and misbehaved with them before leaving the area,” reported a senior police officer, who pleaded anonymity.
Police have successfully traced the car, including its registration number and the name of its registered owner. Following the completion of the initial inquiry, DCP Akansha Yadav stated, “During the enquiry, the car bearing registration number DL11CF4447, a Safari allegedly involved in the incident, was traced to its registered owner. It was revealed that one Naman was driving the vehicle, accompanied by two or three other persons. We have registered a case and are trying to nab the suspects. Further investigation is in progress.” Naman is reportedly a student of the Faculty of Law at Delhi University.
After the identification of the suspects, Delhi Police has undertaken strict judicial measures and impended FIRs under sections 78, 79 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The alleged sexual harassment of the two DU students took place two days after a 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped at gunpoint by three men inside Aastha Kunj Park in South Delhi. In light of these demeaning incidents occurring in Delhi, over the last few weeks, has brought up significant levels of debates and insecurities about public safety and especially the security of women in the capital city. The police and the administration have been put under a lot of speculation and scrutiny by the civilians and even the opposition, as these organisations still quest to provide answers to the public and justice to the victims.
The back gate area of Lady Shri Ram College For Women, DU, bustled with slogans of “Azaadi” on the evening of 23rd September, with hundreds of women joining the solidarity march that was organised to raise concerns about women’s safety following the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old minor near Aastha Kunj earlier this week.
Around 4PM, on the evening of 23rd September, hundreds of women students from various DU colleges like LSR and Gargi gathered at National Park, near the back gate of Lady Shri Ram College For Women, DU, to lead a solidarity march, raising their voices about concerns of women’s safety in the national capital of the country, especially in and around Delhi University colleges.
Despite several media channels portraying this as a solidarity march organised and participated in only by LSR students, several students present at the march have denied such claims.
“To clarify, this is not an LSR issue; this is an all-women, all-DU issue,” says a student present at the march. “When a curfew is established, it only stops women from going out; it doesn’t hinder the men from committing heinous crimes, like rape,” she further states.
Female students and faculty members from across DU Colleges join the solidarity march
The march was joined in by hundreds of women from multiple DU colleges, making it successful in raising collective concerns about inadequate CCTV surveillance and patrolling in the area, as students state that security concerns had persisted long before the recent incident. Demanding the same, chants of “Azaadi” and “Inquilab Zindabaad” filled the premises of National Park and Moolchand.
Police cars, along with abundant police forces, covered the entire area, ensuring the march remained peaceful and didn’t turn into a public disruption. However, these same police forces were also seen to stop for deliberations and negotiations with the student body regarding which path the march should take or till where they should be allowed to move forward. Despite this, the march did not come to a halt for once.
Police manned with guns observed patrolling the solidarity march
This all-women’s march saw students raising slogans and carrying posters highlighting the need for better security infrastructure around the college and its adjoining areas, as yet another rape incident brought the longstanding demand for women’s safety into focus. The posters that were carried by the students highlighted slogans like, “Moral policing women will not stop rape” and “A woman’s body isn’t a battleground for your power.”
This march is an attempt to reclaim the spaces that are overpowered by men and patriarchal people who have normalised violence against women,”
says a faculty member from LSR who also actively took part in the march.
The march, upon reaching the Pink Booth, which was inaugurated earlier this year in hopes of securing safety for women travelling by the roads nearby leading to Moolchand Metro Station, was met with a long-lasting discussion going back and forth between a few people from the march and the police forces. The spirit of the march was intact, however, as most of the students were seen to sit down, continuing with their loud, energetic chants.
The Pink Booth, though established to make women feel safer, has received heavy scrutiny from students of nearby colleges, especially LSR, ever since its establishment. The concern of the booth being mostly empty has remained a recurring complaint.
The solidarity march however, wasn’t limited just to the students of the nearby colleges. Student organisations like SFI and AISA also joined the march, while parties like ABVP were spotted at the Amar Colony Police Station spreading pamphlets to the police in an attempt to spread awareness.
Line of students spotted demanding basic security and raising concern for women’s safety
This inciting incident comes within days of sexual violence in Bihar’s Jamui district, where two juveniles were hounded by a group of masked men who tried to abduct and molest the girl on camera. NCRB data shows increasing incidents of violence against women, with a crime reported every 71 seconds.
Less than a third of cases reported result in convictions. Despite claims of “Encounter Justice” by many Chief Ministers from the BJP, including Adityanath (UP), Hemanta (Assam), Samrat Chaudhary (Bihar) and Suvendhu Adhikari (WB)—the police being ordered to shoot perpetrators before proving their guilt in courts—the rising numbers show that this has not stopped crimes against women. In fact, the majority of reported crimes are by people known to the survivor. The current regime has also famously celebrated powerful men involved in sexual violence, from Brijbhushan Singh to rapists at Kathua – Unnao – Hathras and IIT BHU, even garlanding Bilkis Bano’s rapists.
The institutional shortcomings are starkly evident in the recurring campus violence and administrative failures in DU. The reinstatement of a professor found guilty of sexual harassment at Ramjas College in 2025, the routine normalization of sexual harassment during college fests at women’s colleges, systemic harassment allegations at Bharati College in 2018, and the aggressive hooliganism and harassment targeting women during DUSU elections reiterate how unsafe university spaces remain for women and gender minorities.
As one of the posters said, “It’s not my fault I crave the night air; it’s your fault you crave taking it away from me.”
This march is not new, nor are the crimes against women. Today, the students of a central university do not feel safe around their own campus; tomorrow, we will hear headlines talking about another case where women do not feel safe inside the four walls of their own house. The perpetual oppression and violence against women have been continuing for centuries, yet the system fails them time and again, compelling them to take to the streets and reclaim spaces that were never supposed to be bound by any ownership.
A Delhi University graduate got elected for the position of vice president at the International Association of Physics Students.
Anant Singh, a BSc Physics graduate from Rajdhani College, Delhi University, has been elected Vice President of the International Association of Physics Students (IAPS) for the 2026-2027 tenure. He is the first-ever Indian to get an executive position in IAPS’s history.
The International Association of Physics Students (IAPS) is a non-profit, global organization which represents physics students from around the world. It was founded in 1987 with the aim of fostering global collaboration, mutual understanding, and academic exchange among university students pursuing physics or related courses. IAPS is affiliated with major physical societies such as the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) and the European Physical Society (EPS). The IAPS holds multiple events, such as its annual flagship multi-day conference known as the International Conference of Physics Students (ICPS), and international theoretical physics competitions for undergraduate and postgraduate students known as PLANCKS.
During Anant’s time at DU, he founded the Indian Network of Physics Students (INPS) and organized landmark events like AESCAP. He went on to earn a full Caltech SURF fellowship and is currently pursuing his Master’s at Université Paris Cité on a SMARTS-UP scholarship. He also spearheaded India’s successful bid to host the International Conference of Physics Students (ICPS) 2028 in Delhi, beating competitive bids from Italy and Spain.
As Singh takes the role of Vice President at the organization, it marks a monumental milestone for Indian representation in global student governance, as he has become the first-ever Indian student to hold such a position at IAPS. His achievement will help bring in valuable conferences to the country for STEM undergraduates and postgraduates, acting as powerful inspiration for students and amplifying opportunities across the country and Delhi University. His tenure is also set to coincide with India hosting ICPS 2028 in Delhi, bringing an international physics student conference to the country.
A clash during Satyawati College’s student union election campaign left two students injured and two vehicles damaged, with police investigating reports of firing.
Election campaigning for Satyawati College’s student union took a violent turn on Tuesday, September 15, after a clash between two groups left two students injured and two vehicles damaged in northwest Delhi’s Bharat Nagar.
According to sources, the incident took place near Wazirpur Village after an argument between the two groups escalated into an altercation, which was followed by reports of firing and assault.
The two injured students, identified by police as Ansh (19) and Bhavishya Chaudhary(19), were taken to Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital for treatment.
Police have so far described the incident as a “quarrel between college students” and said that further action will depend on the medical examination reports and preliminary inquiry. The circumstances surrounding the reported firing and assault are still being investigated. CCTV footage from the area is also being examined to identify those involved and establish what exactly happened.
This was a Satyawati College student union election, rather than the ongoing DUSU central elections. Both are taking place during the same election season, but the two remain separate electoral processes, with the Satyawati election concerning representation at the college level.
For now, police are investigating the incident, and no conclusion has been reached about who fired. As campaigning continues, the incident adds another layer to the increasingly contentious atmosphere surrounding student elections in the capital. What is clear, however, is that a college election campaign has gone considerably beyond slogans, posters and votes.
The committee is led by Prof. Rajni Abbi, Director, South Delhi Campus, with key members like Prof. Manoj Kumar Singh (Proctor), Prof. Bipin Kumar Tiwary (Estate Officer), Prof. K.P. Singh (Department of Library and Information Science), Ashok Saini (Chief Engineer), Prof. Sanjay Kumar (Coordinator, NCC) and Ashwani Siwal (Faculty of Law). RP Singh (Joint Registrar, Estate) will serve as the committee’s Member Secretary.
The committee members will conduct on-site inspections to assess the structural conditions, room layouts and overall living conditions of the existing PG accommodations. They will also examine building safety and the availability and quality of essential utilities provided by the PG owners to the students.
The committee will further verify whether local PG operators possess the necessary approvals and statutory clearances from civic authorities. The university has given the committee 30 days to submit its findings.
The committee will also draft a legal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed to facilitate the official recognition of PG accommodations by the University. This move aims to improve the reliability of certain PGs and provide students with greater assurance regarding their safety and security. The initiative comes amid growing concerns over the safety of student accommodation in areas surrounding Delhi University.
