Later another man came forward and claimed that he had been similarly accused of molestation by the girls and he had to pay ₹20,000 to have the charges dropped.
[4] On 8 December, the girls offered to undergo a narcoanalysis test to prove that their version of the events were true.
[6] On 18 January, 2015, the girls made a complaint to Suman Dahiya, vice-chairperson of the Haryana State Commission for Women, saying that they were being pressured to withdraw the case by authorities and that they were asked obscene questions during the polygraph test.
However, the boys reportedly continued to suffer from the effects of the controversy, failing employment qualifications due to the negative light they were painted in.
According to initial reports, the sisters, final year students of Bachelor of Computer Application[11] in IC Women's Government College, were waiting for the bus to return home, when two young men from a nearby village allegedly began harassing them.
The girls changed buses, the youth allegedly followed them and continued harassing despite a female co-passenger's objections.
They returned home, told their parents about the event, and filed a case at the Rohtak Sadar police station.
[1][12] Reactions in support of the girls and expressing disgust for the boys came thick and fast, beginning the same day: Haryana Women's Commission vice-chairperson Suman Dahiya said that she would visit the locality.
[citation needed] Annie Raja, the general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women, praised the girls and said it was the responsibility of the bystanders to help them.
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman praised the girls and said that the viral video showed the risk women face even in public spaces.
Lalitha Kumaramangalam, chairperson to the National Commission for Women, praised the bravery of the girls brave and called upon the government to take appropriate action.
[14] On being interviewed, the father of one of accused said that all three were 19 years old and were pursuing Bachelor of Arts from the Jat College in Rohtak.
The girls denied that they had released the second video for publicity and said that they had not filed a case for that incident because the accused boys had fled.
[5] By this time, a third video had emerged which showed one of the accused being beaten by his father in a police station and being asked to apologize to the girls.
[4] On 11 December, various non-Jat groups gave their support to the girls, who belong to an OBC caste, and said the government should reinstate the cash prize.
[24][26] On 13 December, the girls told the reporters that they had considered committing suicide due to the pressure and endless scrutiny from the society.
[25][27] On 15 December 2014, the local court gave permission to the police to run polygraph tests on the two girls and the witnesses.
[28] On 7 January, one of accused, Kuldeep, was not allotted a roll number to appear in the written exams for the army recruitment.
[29] On 18 January, the girls made a complaint to Suman Dahiya, vice-chairperson of the Haryana State Commission for Women, saying that they were being pressured to withdraw the case by authorities and that they were asked obscene questions during the polygraph test.
[36] The legal counsel of the girls, Attar Singh Panwar speaking to Hindustan Times, accused the police of bias in the investigation.
He said the polygraph test might be fabricated by the police and suggested that the case should be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).