Two women, including a journalist, were allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in sector 24 here, police officials said, even as one of the complainants claimed the police "delayed" action which allowed the accused to escape.

According to the Facebook post of one of them, she and her friend, both 24, were sexually assaulted by the man last night in 12/22 area while they were on their way home in Noida. In her post, the woman alleged that the police did not "act fast", which allowed the assaulter to escape. She also alleged misbehavior by a constable at the local police outpost and raised concern over the absence of CCTV cameras in the area.