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Hostel girls of Rani Lakshmibai hostel of Dr Hari Singh Gour University have raised a complaint against the hostel warden who allegedly stripped and searched the girls after a used sanitary napkin was found in the premises
Updated : Mar 26, 2018, 11:03 AM IST
Hostel girls of Rani Lakshmibai hostel of Dr Hari Singh Gour University in Madhya Pradesh have raised a complaint against the hostel warden who allegedly stripped and searched the girls after a used sanitary napkin was found in the premises.
At least 40 girls, residing in one of the hostels of the university, said that they were asked to assemble at place and then were asked to take off their clothes. In their complaint to the Vice Chancellor of the university, they alleged that the search was conducted by the warden and her assistant in the hostel after a used sanitary pad was found in the hostel. They were also asked to remove their undergarments, the girls reported.
#MadhyaPradesh: At least 40 girls, residing in one of the hostels of Dr Hari Singh Gour University in Sagar, allege that they were stripped & searched by hostel warden after a used sanitary pad was found lying in the hostel premises. pic.twitter.com/G2m1rMnGkG
— ANI (@ANI) March 26, 2018
VC RP Tiwari visited the hostel to talk to the students and enquired about the matter. He also assured the students that an investigation shall be conducted by the authorities. He also promised that a stringent action will be taken against the guilty and will be punished. In a statement to a news agency VC said, "It's unfortunate and condemnable. I told students that they are all like my daughter and apologised to them. I also assured them that an action will be taken in this regard. If warden is found to be at fault an action will definitely be taken against her."
It's unfortunate & condemnable. I told students that they're all like me daughter & I apologise to them. I also assured them that an action will be taken in this regard. If warden is found to be at fault an action will definitely be taken against her: RP Tiwari, Vice Chancellor pic.twitter.com/k1PdTm43Q9
— ANI (@ANI) March 26, 2018
According to reports by Zee News, the hostel girls are feeling humiliated and are said to be in fear. However, the girls refused any sort of interaction with media.
Dr Hari Singh Gour University is the oldest university in Madhya Pradesh which was formerly known as Sagar University. It is a Central University in Madhya Pradesh and was founded in 1946. Its name was changed to that of Hari Singh Gour after the university's founder by the state government.