Banasthali University locked up molestation victims

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Jaipur: Rajasthan’s State Women Commission has indicted the Banasthali University management for suppressing facts about two girls’ molestation in the campus in September, leading to protests that paralyzed the varsity for almost a week. 
    The commission submitted its probe report to CM Ashok Gehlot on Sunday and urged him to direct police to take appropriate action. The report suggests that most top positions in the varsity are held by a particular family and they tried to suppress the incident. The role of the police, too, is under the scanner. 
    The report also slammed the Banasthali administration. “Initially, they refused to share information on the unrest. Our team had to use judicial powers to access information, which shows the dark face of the university,” said Lad Kumari Jain, State Women Commission chairman. 
    The committee found that a molestation bid took place on September 13. A written complaint was sent to hostel warden Lalita Rautela on September 15 but she reported it to V-C Aditya Shastri only on October 4 after students protested. 
    Shastri told reporters he was on leave from September 15 to October 4, which turned out to be a lie. The report further established that both victims of molestation were locked inside the hostel for hours. They were freed after the police broke the lock.

Source::: The Times of India, 22-10-2012, 10. 
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