Protesters demand FIR over alleged sexual harrasment

Protesters in New Delhi gathered outside the Parliament Street police station on Monday, demanding the registration of an FIR and a probe into allegations of sexual harassment of three women journalists by police personnel during a protest at Jantar Mantar on October 3. The journalists alleged that an assistant commissioner of police (ACP) sexually assaulted one of them when she questioned the absence of women police personnel at the protest site.

Protesters were detained as they held a demonstration outside the police station, demanding that CCTV footage of the alleged incident be examined and action be taken on the complaints.

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