3 held for rape of IIT BHU student

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3 held for rape of IIT BHU student

Monday, 01 January 2024 | PTI | Varanasi (UP)

Police have arrested three accused in connection with the alleged rape of a female student of IIT on the BHU campus, a police official said on Sunday. SHO of Lanka police station Shivakant Mishra said the accused have been identified as Kunal Pandey, Anand alias Abhishek Chauhan and Saksham Patel.

The alleged incident of rape occurred on the night of November 1.

According to the complainant, she had gone out of her hostel with a friend when three men on a motorcycle forcibly took her to a corner and gagged her after separating her from her friend near the Karman Baba temple.

The accused then allegedly stripped the woman, made a video of her and took photos. They let her go after about 15 minutes and took her phone number, the complainant stated.

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