NSUI activist Athira Vijayan (in black) addresses a press conference in Delhi on Wednesday, along with Ritu Barala (in white). Congress leader Rahul Gandhi can be seen in the background.
\n\nKerala Police on Thursday registered a zero FIR over the alleged assault on National Students' Union of India (NSUI) activist Athira Vijayan during a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi.
\n\nThe development comes a day after Delhi Police registered a separate FIR against NSUI women workers in connection with an altercation inside a police detention bus.
\n\nThe zero FIR was registered at the Museum police station in Thiruvananthapuram following a complaint by Vijayan to the Kerala state police chief. The alleged incident took place on October 13 during a flash protest by NSUI activists at Connaught Place.
\n\nAccording to the complaint, Vijayan and other protesters were taken by bus to Connaught Place and forcibly dragged onto the road. She alleged that attempts were made to tear her clothes before she was assaulted near the Connaught Place police station.
\n\nThe FIR claims that the accused struck her on the face, held her arms behind her back and kicked her…
Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/delhi
