Puducherry: Police Constable and friend sexually assaults JIPMER student, held
Puducherry: A police constable and his friend were arrested for sexually harassing a medical college student at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) campus in Puducherry.
The incident happened while a week-long students festival, 'Spandan', was happening there. The festival, which had started on Monday, attracted medical students from various medical colleges across the nation, and the 20-year-old had come from Hyderabad with her friends for the same.
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On Thursday midnight, the duo came on a bike and began harassing her while she was walking alone in the parking area near the auditorium, reports The New Indian Express. Following the incident, the girl registered a complaint with the D Nagar police, who filed a case on Friday and began their investigation.
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