GURGAON: A 17-year-old girl in Sohna has stopped going to school, fearing sexual harassment. The Class XII student has alleged that a group of boys in her neighbourhood regularly harasses her and three of them even broke into her house a few days ago and threatened to rape her. Though she has lodged a police complaint, no one has been arrested yet.

"This is crucial time for me as my board exams are around the corner. But even crossing the street here is a battle. These local boys hang around and make life difficult for girls. It started with whistling, and soon led to lewd comments. We complained to local police but they never took any action," the girl told TOI on Friday.

She added, "To save myself, I have stopped going to school. They, however, barged into my home a few days ago and threatened to abduct and rape me. All I want from police is to ensure that girls at least have the security to walk to their schools without fear."

The girl has lodged a complaint at Sohna police station after the three youths broke into her house on October 18. But when the police failed to take action, the girl's family met police commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk, who ordered the ACP and SHO of Sohna to take immediate action. However, no arrests have been been made so far.

"The police launch so many initiatives in mall areas against sexual harrassment but things are tougher for women in this part of the district. It's a failure on part of the police if our girls have to quit school and sit at home for fear of goons. We have also demanded action against local cops who failed to act," said the student's uncle.

Virk refused to comment on the case, saying that DCP (south) Sulochana Rani was handling the complaint. However, she did not respond to calls. Sources said police are trying to negotiate a compromise between the girl and the accused.

