Delhi molestation case: Probe to find out how crowd gathered so fast

Sources also said residents of women PGs in the area have been contacted to identify the victim.

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CCTV footage of the mob attacking the chowki. Source: Praveen Khanna

Unable to identify anyone in the mob that attacked the Batra police outpost on New Year’s Eve, Delhi Police has turned to RWAs and owners of coaching centres in Mukherjee Nagar. Police have even shared CCTV and mobile phone footage of the incident with them to try and identify the assailants.

Even as a separate police team is working on identifying the woman who was molested that day. Special Commissioner of Police (law and order) S B K Singh said an internal probe has been launched to ascertain why and how such a large crowd gathered that fast despite police presence.

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Sources also said residents of women PGs in the area have been contacted to identify the victim. DCP (northwest district) Milind Dumbre said efforts are on to nab the two suspects.

Sources said police had some leads that the suspects were students preparing for entrance exams and almost 1,200-1,500 students have been questioned.

Mahender Singh Manral

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security. Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat. During his initial days of the career he also worked with The Statesman newspaper in the national capital, where he was entrusted with beats like crime, education, and the Delhi Jal Board. A graduate in Mass Communication, Manral is always in search of stories that impact lives. ... Read More

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