Girl supports Sonipat sisters, slaps youth for passing comments

ROHTAK: Days after two Sonipat sisters took on three youths in a moving bus for allegedly molesting them, a university student has made news for thrashing a youth in front of the mini-secretariat here for passing rude comments just after a protest march organized to raise voice against harassment of girls on Wednesday.
Maharshi Dayanand University's law department student Kiran, 18, repeatedly slapped a youth in full public view for his behaviour.The youth could not be identified as he fled the scene immediately after expressing apology publicly for his conduct. It is learnt that Kiran and the youth are both from Rohtak district's Sanghi.
Kiran led a protest march and submitted a memorandum to the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) in support of the two sisters - Aarti and Pooja - who were filmed beating up three youths in a bus near Rohtak on November 28.
When Kiran was emerging from the SDM's office, a youth, who was accompanied by two others, passed comments at her. Kiran immediately confronted him prompting a cop to warn him, said an eyewitness.
The youth told Kiran to get lost, at which she caught hold of him and slapped him 4-5 times. The cop asked the girl to hand over the youth to him but she slapped him once again. When the youth's friend tried to assist him, he was warned off by another cop. The girl only let him off after he apologized.
Around two months ago, Kiran had formed a Women Action Team (WAT) to oppose harassment of girls.
Speaking to TOI, Kiran said the team had decided to support Aarti and Pooja after carrying out a survey in their village, previous school and college. "There is an intense campaign against both the sisters for their character assassination but we did not find any substance in the allegations," she added.
Around five months ago, she had moved a local court seeking police protection as she feared that her own family members may harm her.
"My family was opposing me going out of the village for studies. They wanted me to take admission in JBT (junior basic teacher) course in an institute in my village. Then my friends offered me financial help to continue my studies," she said. However, the court did not entertain her plea. Later, her father, who is a farmer, agreed to pay her fee.