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Delhi Police file FIR after Gurmehar Kaur’s complaint of rape threats from alleged ABVP supporters

By Sikh Siyasat Bureau

February 28, 2017

New Delhi: As per media reports an FIR was on Tuesday (Feb. 28) registered against unknown persons in connection with the case of a student of Delhi”s Lady Sri Ram College who complained of receiving “rape threats” allegedly from ABVP members.

On Monday, police had received a letter from Delhi Commission for Women demanding immediate registration of an FIR against those who had threatened Gurmehar Kaur (20). The FIR was registered under relevant sections of the IT Act and IPC, said a senior police officer.

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“Yesterday, DCW forwarded a complaint of a DU student reg. online abuse. Immediately, area DCP spoke to her & provided necessary security. Her complaint was examined by Cyber Cell & an FIR No.32/17, u/s 354-A,506 IPC & 67 IT Act,PS EOW has been registered & investigation tkn up,” Delhi Police said in a series of tweets. Further details are awaited.

Gurmehar Kaur had last week changed her Facebook profile picture to one in which she was holding a placard reading, “I am a student from Delhi University. I am not afraid of ABVP. I am not alone. Every student of India is with me. #StudentsAgainstABVP.”

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