Women groped in club, 3 men thrashed outside

MOHALI: Two youths thrown out of a

discotheque

after they groped two

women

on the dance floor attacked the three men accompanying them outside the club with a group of 20 persons in Zirakpur on September 1, police said on Friday after registering an FIR (first information report) on Thursday.

The two accused have been identified as Rohit Rathi and Varun.

The five, including a brother and sister, had gone to attend a birthday party of a friend at the discotheque, Junkyard. All of them were dancing when one of the accused started to touch the women in an inappropriate manner. When they objected, he apologised and left the dance floor. But a few minutes later, he returned with the second accused and repeated the act. The women tried to avoid them first but later confronted them. "The two were very aggressive. They were passing obscene gestures. Later, they touched me inappropriately. When I objected, they started abusing us,” said one of the women. As the women were arguing with the accused, the three men approached the bouncers. The accused were thrown out of the discotheque.

When the five stepped out of the club after around two hours, the two accused along with 20 unidentified persons attacked them with sharp-edged weapons. One of them hit an iron rod on the head of the brother of one of the women. He received 25 stitches. Another youth was attacked with a knife. He got 19 stitches. The accused fled. "A few bouncers of another club were among the attackers,” alleged one of the women. The three men were taken to a hospital.

The police, however, registered an FIR when the victims approached the

SSP

. The case was registered under sections 354, 323, 294, 147, 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

POST-MIDNIGHT ATTACK

10.30pm | Three males and two women enter a club for a birthday party of their friend

11pm | Two accused stare at women

11.30pm | Accused start dancing next to the women and pass obscene comments

11.45pm | Accused grope the women

11.55pm | Five approach the bouncers and complain about molestation

12.05am | Bouncers throw the two accused out of the discotheque

2 am | After the five came out of the club, the two accused along with 20 others attacked them

'Insisted on compromise'

One of the women told TOI, "We approached the police in the wee hours of September 2 itself when the incident took place. They wanted us to strike a compromise and kept on delaying the matter by saying that the presence of the accused is needed.” "On September 4, around 35 persons came with the accused. They did not arrest them. They kept on insisting for a compromise. We finally met the SSP after which the FIR was lodged at 10.30 pm on Thursday,” the women said.


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