KOLKATA: A first-year engineering student was allegedly raped by her classmate at his New Town paying guest accommodation last Friday, when she went to visit him. The survivor’s parents lodged a complaint on Sunday, following which the 20-year-old accused was arrested.
According to the complaint lodged by the girl’s father at the Eco Park police station, she had left her Kasba home on Friday morning and reached the New Town residential complex around noon. “According to the complaint, the girl was raped by the classmate in the flat. She fell unwell after the assault but somehow, she managed to return home. Her condition, however, deteriorated and she was hospitalized. On being questioned, she told her parents about the torment. The next day, her condition deteriorated further and she was shifted to another hospital for better treatment. She is under treatment but her condition is stable,” said an officer at Bidhannagar Commissionerate.
Police said the accused, a resident of Simlipal in Bankura, met the girl during their admission to an engineering college in New Town and in their online classes. It’s unclear whether they had also met in person or not, but they used to chat online, police said.
Medical examination have proved the sexual assault. Based on the father’s complaint, the accused was picked up from his PGA on Sunday and booked for rape. He was produced in a Barasat court on Monday and remanded in police custody.
“We will record the woman’s statements to find out whether she was drugged or not. We will question the youth as well,” said an officer.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
