Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), a prominent women's institution in South Delhi, suspended classes and shifted some sessions online after a police encounter with one of the accused in the Astha Kunj Park gang rape took place just 50 metres from the college's back gate. The incident followed the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old in the nearby park on 21 September 2026, with police intercepting suspect Asif the following day, during which gunfire was exchanged and a head constable's bulletproof jacket was struck before Asif was shot in the leg. The twin incidents have left thousands of female students — many of whom live in rented accommodation surrounding the park — deeply unsettled, with parents urging some to return home, students commuting only in groups, and the college union holding an emergency meeting to demand stronger campus security.