A Delhi University college student has claimed in a social media post that a group of unidentified men allegedly threw a "semen-filled" balloon at her recently.
Police said the incident has come to their knowledge and they are trying to contact the girl so that an investigation can take place.
"We have not received any complaint regarding this yet," a senior police official said.
In her Instagram post on February 24, the girl, who is from the northeast, said, "I went out with a friend for lunch to a cafe in Amar Colony Market. At around five when heading back in a rickshaw there came flying my way a liquid-filled balloon hitting me in the hip where it burst open, its content seeping into my dress.
"It dried white on my black leggings... I did not guess what it really was. Only when I returned to my hostel to hear another friend of mine talking about semen-flinging," she said.
"Not a single person in that busy market batted a single eyelid at the sight of men throwing such balloons," she said in the post.
The student recalled the ordeal she underwent and said, "Ever since in moved to this city seven months ago, I've been bumped by more than once by men."
"All accidentally of course. Hands have patted on me inappropriately," she said adding that she has also been called derogatory names.
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And this is how Netizens have been reacting to this.
Women in LSR have had semen-filled balloons thrown at them, most of my classmates prefer to skip classes rather than walk 500 meters from their PGs to college.
— A. (@kyunrious_) February 26, 2018
None of us see it as a festival anymore. https://t.co/ZNBxTVqso8
Just hearing about the semen filled balloons incident at LSR makes my blood boil. I'd call the people who did this dogs, but I think dogs are more civilized.
— Ana Hajarajanan (@RavenclawRoy) February 27, 2018
Another friend has narrated a similar incident. Disgusting doesn't even begin to describe how fucked up this is https://t.co/P3NtOpOUst
— Kartikeya Ramanathan (@krtky) February 27, 2018
How is this okay? In reputed colleges in Delhi. And we call this #Holi? #Semen-flinging #LSR. @LSRDU #Delhi @PoorviGupta08 https://t.co/Lj7cJ2WON9
— SheThePeople (@SheThePeopleTV) February 27, 2018
