Varanasi: In a shocking incident, a student of IIT-BHU was allegedly molested and stripped by three motorcycle-borne men near her hostel, the police said on Thursday. They allegedly stripped her and also recorded the whole act.

After the incident, hundreds of students of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) on Thursday held a massive protest near IIT-BHU’s Rajputana Hostel. They claimed outside elements were involved in the incident and demanded that outsiders be banned from entering the campus, reported PTI.

According to a complaint lodged by the woman, she was out with a friend on Wednesday night. They were near the Karman Baba temple when three men came there on a motorcycle and forcibly took her to a corner and gagged her after separating her from her friend.

The woman added in her complaint, “They parked their motorcycle and separated my friend and me. They shut my mouth tightly and took me to a corner, kissed me forcibly, took off all my clothes, and recorded photos and videos. When I shouted for help, they threatened to kill me. They let me go after 10-15 minutes.”

“When I ran towards my hostel, I heard the sound of the motorcycle. Then, I hid at the residence of a professor, who took me to the security officials,” she stated.

Following the incident, UP Congress also demanded justice for the victim. The official account of the party on X, formerly Twitter, posted a video showing several students protesting.

On the basis of the woman’s complaint, an FIR has been registered under Section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code and under provisions of the IT Act at Lanka police station, police said.

Efforts are being made to identify the accused, they said.
Meanwhile, the university has also swung into action. The fresh orders by the institute said that all the gates of the campus should be closed from 10 pm to 5 am.

During this period, the guard at post may permit vehicles having BHU stickers/IIT(BHU) ID card, the order further stated.