The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report alleging that 13 girls were sexually assaulted at a fake NCC camp in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu.

The NCW has directed the Director General of Police to ensure a timely investigation and has requested a detailed action report from the state police and state government within three days.

Following the report, the NCC on August 19 clarified that the personnel involved in the alleged incident have no connection with the National Cadet Corps.

“On August 19, an incident of alleged sexual harassment involving schoolgirls attending a fake NCC camp in Bargur, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, was reported in the media. The reported incident does not pertain to any institutions registered with the NCC. The personnel involved in the alleged incident have no connection with the NCC, and no NCC camp was conducted in Krishnagiri District”, the statement said.

“This news is an unequivocal misinformation and distortion of facts, potentially misleading as involving NCC personnel,” the statement added.

This development comes amid nationwide protests over the murder and alleged sexual assault of a female trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.