Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Delhi college students allege attempted abduction after harassment; FIR delayed
A college student and her friend said some men in a car followed them in Delhi.
The student said the men made unwanted comments and used abusive language.
She also said they tried to pull the two women into the car.
The men reportedly left when the friend began recording the vehicle.
The women said they went to three police stations before their complaint was recorded.
Police said they are checking that claim.
Investigators traced the car involved in the alleged incident.
An FIR has been filed against the alleged driver and other people accompanying him.
A Hindu College postgraduate student alleged men in a white car harassed and followed her and a friend.
The student said the men attempted to pull them into the vehicle after they stopped to record the incident.
The incident allegedly occurred around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar area.
The women said they visited three police stations over nearly four hours before their complaint was registered.
Police traced the car and registered an FIR against the alleged driver and others under three Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections.
- Who
- A Hindu College postgraduate student, her friend, and a group of men allegedly led by Delhi University student Naman.
- What
- The student alleged harassment, stalking, and an attempt to pull her and her friend into a car; police registered an FIR.
- When
- Around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday; the police statement was issued Thursday.
- Where
- Mukherjee Nagar in northwest Delhi, with the women later visiting three police stations.
- Why
- The alleged confrontation began after the women objected to comments made by the men; police launched an inquiry after receiving the complaint.
Student’s account
Police response
What happened
Student’s account
The student alleged that the men passed comments, abused the women, followed them, and attempted to pull them into the car.
Police response
Police said an inquiry was launched based on the complaint and identified the car allegedly used in the incident; the allegations remain under investigation.
Delay in registering complaint
Student’s account
The student alleged that she and her friend visited three police stations over nearly four hours before the complaint was registered because of jurisdiction concerns.
Police response
Police said they are looking into the allegation that the women approached multiple police stations before the case was registered.
- Incident location
- Mukherjee Nagar, northwest Delhi
- Reported time
- Around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday
- Vehicle
- A white car, which police said has been traced
- Alleged driver
- Naman, identified by police as a Delhi University student
- Other occupants
- Two to three additional people were allegedly in the car
- Complaint delay
- The student alleged that registration took nearly four hours and involved three police stations
- FIR sections
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 78, 79, and 3(5)