The institute said "the gates of the campus are secured and a security guard posted every 100 metres. The institute has a buddy system in place and the facility to call for an institute bus along with security staff at odd hours. The victim has said that she was not interested in filing a police complaint."
IIT Madras begins investigation into alleged sexual assault of girl student
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has begun the probe into a complaint of an attempt to assault a second-year-old girl student. A case of an attempt to sexually assault a second-year girl student was reported on the campus a few days ago.
According to a statement from the Institute, "the crime was committed on the midnight of July 24. It was reported to the authorities after two days by a friend of the student. The Institute immediately launched an investigation, screened the camera footage and showed photographs of almost 300 people who matched the description given by the student. However, she was unable to identify the culprit. An identification parade of over 35 contract workers who were on duty that night was held."
The student in a complaint stated that "she even screamed for help, however, she did not get any help and fight off the attacker and escaped to her hostel with injuries." The victim's friend who had filed the complaint, alleged that no security guard came to her rescue when the attack took place.
The institute said "the gates of the campus are secured and a security guard posted every 100 metres. The institute has a buddy system in place and the facility to call for an institute bus along with security staff at odd hours. The victim has said that she was not interested in filing a police complaint."
"The investigation has begun and we are trying to identify and nab the culprit," said the statement, as reported by the Hindu.
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