New Delhi: An 18-year-old first-year BTech student at South Asian University (SAU) in South Delhi has accused hostel officials of negligence and misconduct after she was allegedly gang-raped by four unidentified men on campus on Sunday evening.

Allegations of negligence and victim-blaming

In her FIR, the survivor claimed that hostel staff dismissed her account instead of alerting authorities. She was allegedly told to “bathe and change clothes,” while the hostel in-charge reportedly remarked that “girls have many boyfriends” and suggested that poor security could allow students to “bring boys into their rooms.”

The survivor further alleged that officials prevented her from video-calling her mother to show injuries. She said, “I wanted to show my bruises to my mother, but the hostel in-charge and a guard were covering me.” It was only after intervention by her friends on Monday afternoon that a PCR call was made.

A doctor present at the hostel reportedly informed the in-charge about the seriousness of the matter, but the official allegedly dismissed the complaint and made unrelated allegations against other female students.

Police action and FIR registration

Police said the survivor was allegedly coerced into leaving her hostel after receiving threatening emails and obscene messages, following which she was sexually assaulted near the university’s convocation centre.

A case of gangrape has been registered under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including gangrape, kidnapping, wrongful restraint, and administering poison. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankit Chauhan confirmed that multiple teams are working to identify the accused. The survivor’s statement was recorded at Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital and later before a magistrate on Tuesday.

Campus protests and university response

The incident has sparked protests on the SAU campus, with students demanding accountability and improved security measures. The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the case.

The university has formed an internal inquiry committee, suspended classes, and deployed additional security personnel on campus in response to the incident.

Authorities have urged students to cooperate with investigations while promising strict action against the perpetrators once identified.