New Delhi: A case of rape of an MCA student has come to light on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus. On the complaint of the victim, Vasant Kunj North police station registered a case and arrested the accused. According to police, the accused, 31-year-old Himanshu Ranjan, is originally from Jharkhand. He is doing a language course in the language department in JNU itself and is also a CA. He lives on rent in the Munirka area.
In the complaint given to the police on behalf of the victim, it has been stated that the victim is an MCA student in JNU and stays in the hostel. She is doing an internship at a company and had put up a picture of her office on Instagram Status. As a result, the accused was introduced to her. The victim said that on her picture, Himanshu sent a message saying that he is also a student of JNU. He urged the victim to get her a job too. On this pretext, he started chatting with her. After this, the accused took the mobile number and started talking on the phone.
On May 14, the accused called the victim near the India Coffee House on the premises. He talked for a while about jobs, studies, etc. and then talked about becoming friends. When the victim refused, the accused took her to an unknown place behind the Indian Coffee House and raped her there. During this time, he also snatched the victim's mobile phone. The victim later informed the police with the help of someone. Police have arrested the accused and started investigation.
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