After photo leak, Assam college student says gang raped was done; classmate arrested
An Assam college student has filed an FIR alleging that her classmate, when someone sent a nude picture to her prospective groom.
GUWAHATI: A 21-year-old was arrested on Monday on charges of gang rape in Assam‘s Dibrugarh on the complaint of her classmate in college after she came to know that a nude photograph of her was being circulated. Police are on the lookout for the accused’s cousin and a friend, two others, who were identified by the woman as her accomplices.
The police registered the complaint of the woman on Saturday. In this, the college student alleged that she believed that the accused had gang-raped her six months ago by making her drink an intoxicating drink.
Police said action is also being taken against others who allegedly tried to blackmail the girl after her picture surfaced.
“According to the complainant, she came to know about the photo recently, when someone was talking about her marriage, she sent it to her future groom. He decided to file an FIR (First Information Report) after that,” said Shwetank Mishra, superintendent of police, Dibrugarh.
According to the FIR lodged at Borborua police station, the woman was going to college on a two-wheeler with the main accused six months ago when the vehicle broke down. After this both of them took a lift in his car from his relative.
“During the ride, she allegedly drank a sedative-containing beverage that was offered to her and fell unconscious soon after. When he regained consciousness, he found himself in a room in the relative’s house, where his classmate and another youth were also present,” said Dibrugarh additional superintendent of police Bitul Chetia.
“The victim was apparently not aware of the attack as she was unconscious at the time. She suspects that the trio raped her and got her nude pictures clicked. We have sent him for medical examination and recorded his statement.”
Based on her complaint, an FIR has been registered under gang rape, insult with intent to disturb the peace, criminal intimidation, criminal act with common intention, breach of privacy and publishing or transmitting sexually explicit material.
“There is an allegation that some others tried to blackmail the woman after the nude picture became public. We will initiate action for that separately,” said Dibrugah SP.
In another incident, the body of a woman who went missing from her house on Sunday night in Baganpara area of Baksa district was found in a paddy field on Monday. It is suspected that the victim was raped and murdered.
After photo leak, Assam college student says gang raped was done; classmate arrested
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