Pickpockets are on the prowl, cashing in on the admission season rush
Pickpockets are on the prowl, cashing in on the admission season rush
Aspirants at Delhi University are fast realising that sacrifices have to be made in the quest for knowledge. Rampant pick-pocketing has been reported from DU's north campus in particular in the past few days. And mobile phones appear to be the preferred targets of the culprits. Maurice Nagar Police Station in north Delhi has been receiving a lot of complaints in this regard from candidate applying for admissions at DU. Other nerby police stations too have reported a spurt in similar crime.
Students have been complaining about their phones being stolen from queues which were in place for collection of admission. Many aspirants have also filed complaints regarding their mobile phones being stolen during their travel through buses near the north campus area.
"I had come for admission in the university when my mobile was stolen. I don't know what to do. During the time of admission, when I am already so tense about my college and course, I have got another thing in my head to worry about," said Ankit Khanna, a DU aspirant.
"We are receiving almost 20-25 complaints every day about the loss of mobile phones. We have also received complaints by students who have lost their admission slips. Moreover it is funny that some of them even came here, asking for information regarding the admission process. We are a police station, not an information centre for students who come to Delhi University," said a senior police official on the condition of anonymity.
"It seems that people appearing to be friendly are lifting the mobile phones. Please be cautious of pickpockets and those who are very friendly with you. They might have the wrong intentions," said Gurpreet Singh Tuteja, Deputy Dean, Students Welfare DU.
However, DCP, North, IB Rani denied there was any major spurt in pick-pocketing in the area. "Only six complaints have been received in the last ten days at Maurice Nagar police station," she told MiD DAY.
A lot of history
The University of Delhi was established in 1922 as a unitary, teaching and residential university by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly. The first convocation of Delhi University was also held in the Assembly Hall in Old Secretariat Building which now houses the Legislative Assembly of Delhi, on 26 March 1923 with 750 invitees. Honorary Degrees were conferred on Lord Reading (Viceroy of India), Sir Md. Jahan and Sir Hari Singh Gaur, the first Vice Chancellor of the University. Only three colleges existed then in Delhi: St. Stephens College founded in 1881, Hindu College founded in 1899 and Ramjas Collegeu00a0 founded in 1917, which were affiliated to the University.
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