Archive · 20 Dec 2025
SC Seeks CCTV Footage in Noida Sexual Assault Case
A woman lawyer says she was kept in a police station for 14 hours and was hurt and threatened by police officers.
She went to the police station to help her client.
The Supreme Court, which is the highest court in India, wants to see the CCTV footage from the police station to understand what happened.
The court is concerned because the CCTV footage might have been deleted.
The court has asked the police to keep the footage safe and not delete it.
The lawyer says the police hurt her, threatened her, and even tried to make her give them her phone passwords.
She is scared and asked the Supreme Court to help her.
A woman lawyer alleges she was illegally detained and sexually assaulted by police personnel at a Noida police station for 14 hours.
The Supreme Court has sought CCTV footage from the police station and ordered it to be kept in a sealed cover.
The court issued a notice to the Noida police and set a deadline of January 7 for a response.
The lawyer claims she was targeted for insisting on the registration of an FIR for her injured client.
The alleged assault included physical manhandling, sexual threats, and coercion to surrender mobile phone passwords.
- Who
- A woman lawyer and uniformed police personnel, including the SHO
- What
- Alleged sexual assault, custodial torture, and illegal detention
- When
- December 3 night to December 4 afternoon
- Where
- Sector 126 Noida police station
- Why
- The lawyer was allegedly targeted for discharging her professional duty and insisting on the registration of an FIR for her client
- Location
- Sector 126 Noida police station
- Duration of Detention
- 14 hours
- Alleged Assailants
- Uniformed police personnel, including the SHO
- Court's Deadline for Response
- January 7
- Petitioner's Profession
- Lawyer
- Court's Concern
- Blocking of CCTV footage
Sources
Woman Lawyer Alleges Sexual Assault Inside Noida Police Station, Supreme Court Wants CCTV Footage
SC issues notice on woman lawyer’s plea alleging custodial sexual assault at Noida police station
Woman lawyer alleges sexual assault in police custody; SC issues notice
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea alleging woman lawyer’s detention, sexual assault by Noida police
