Bengaluru law student raped inside campus
At a time when the series of rapes in Haryana are making headlines across the nation, the rape of a law student on the Jnanabharathi campus here has shocked Bengaluru. An inebriated gang of eight men accosted a 20-year-old student of National law School in Nagarabhavi and allegedly raped her. While the city police refused to confirm the rape till it receives the medical reports, it did admit there was an attempt to outrage the modesty of the student, who is from Nepal.
According to the complaint, the victim has been pursuing her law degree at the National Law School and stays at the college hostel. On Saturday, she left the hostel around 8 pm along with her friend Nirmal, a resident of Banashankari. Sources said they had become friends through a social networking website and on Saturday, they moved around the University campus and were driving back to the hostel.
“As per the complaint, they came on Jnanabharathi main road and took a turn on a stretch which leads to the hostel. Apparently, Nirmal stopped the car and they walked into the wooded area off the road. As they walked around 4 km off the road, the gang accosted them and demanded money. This stretch is closed for movement between 9 pm and 6 am. The victim and her friend seemed to have entered the stretch before 9 pm on Saturday”, a senior police official said.
According to the complaint, when Nirmal told the attackers his wallet was in the car, the accused held the victim and asked him to get the money. The gang also snatched Nirmal’s mobile phone. The police said Nirmal walked till the main road and found no one upon his return.
He again came back to the main road when he encountered a night beat constable. They ventured into the densely-wooded area and searched for over an hour, but did not find her. The victim stated that she was taken deep inside the forest area and let off around 11 pm.
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