Overview
- Vejalpur police registered an FIR after a 19-year-old BBA student reported an alleged assault inside a residential lift.
- The accused has been identified as Inspector Barkat Chavda of the Gandhinagar control room, a detail confirmed by Vejalpur inspector R. M. Chauhan.
- Investigators have secured CCTV footage from the lift, with officials saying its contents are being withheld due to the case’s sensitivity.
- The complaint states the man placed his hand on the student’s shoulder and kissed her cheek without consent, exiting the elevator on the sixth floor after other residents entered.
- Police are recording statements from society members, including the chairman, while the student sought help via helpline 181 after the incident and subsequently filed the complaint.