US EditionBengaluru engineering student drags classmate into men's washroom, rapes her; later asks, ‘Do you need a pill?’
- On October 10, Jeevan Gowda, 21, a fifth-semester student at a private engineering college in Basavanagudi, allegedly raped a seventh-semester female student inside the campus men's washroom.
- The accused reportedly lured her by calling to collect materials, and during lunch break he repeatedly asked her to meet near the architecture block, seventh floor.
- According to the FIR, during the encounter he pulled the survivor into the men's washroom, locked the door, took her phone when a friend called, and the incident occurred between 1.30 and 1.50 p.m., after which he called asking if she `wanted pills`.
- On October 15, the survivor's parents filed a complaint at Hanumanthanagar police station, the police registered the case under Section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the accused was arrested soon after and sent to judicial custody.
- The survivor initially delayed reporting because she feared shame, but friends supported her, after which she informed parents and approached police; the accused maintains the encounter was consensual.
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Bengaluru engineering student arrested for raping senior on campus
Although the alleged incident occurred on October 10, the girl lodged a complaint on October 15 after informing her parents. She told the police that two of her friends had encouraged and supported her in disclosing the matter to her family, following which she filed the complaint.
Bengaluru engineering student raped on campus by junior, accused calls her asking 'do you need a pill?'
A seventh-semester student at BMS College of Engineering in South Bengaluru’s Basavanagudi area was allegedly raped by her junior inside a men’s washroom on campus, police said on Friday. The Hanumanthanagar police arrested Jeevan Gowda, 21, a fifth-semester student, on Wednesday in connection with the alleged assault. He is currently in judicial custody. The incident reportedly took place on October 10, but the First Information Report (FIR) wa…
Bengaluru College Rape: Engineering Student Assaulted, Junior Arrested
Bengaluru Crime: A female engineering student was assaulted by her junior in a college washroom. Police have arrested the accused after an investigation. The incident occurred in a men's restroom at a prominent South Bengaluru institution. Trending news today
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