Hyderabad, March 1 -- Following the February 26 attack on a mess secretary, Yashada Sawant, in the South Asian University (SAU) Delhi campus by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members, the victim has alleged sexual harassment by her attacker, the university's dismissive attitude towards her complaint and a rise of "fascist attacks" and "communal atmosphere" in the university.

Through a series of posts on X, Yashada has made allegations against Ratan Singh, reportedly a PhD scholar at SAU, of catcalling her at a sports committee general body meeting in March last year. She alleged that after several complaints to the proctor, president and the university complaints committee (UCC), her pleas fell on deaf ears.

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