'Lured with counselling session, spiked drink, pizza': Weeks after law college gang rape, another woman raped inside boys' hostel of management institute in Kolkata
KOLKATA: Barely a fortnight since a law college student was gangraped by college seniors and a former student inside the college campus, a second-year student at a premium management institute in Kolkata was arrested for allegedly raping a female acquaintance at the boys hostel inside the institute campus.
According to police, the survivor first went to Thakurpukur police station and then to Haridevpur on Friday where she lodged a complaint against the accused – second year student Paramanand Toppaunwar, a resident of Bengaluru.
She alleged she knew the youth from beforehand and on Friday she went to the campus upon being invited by the youth for a counselling session. The two had allegedly met online and then had got acquainted through recent studies and career related interactions.
In her complaint, the survivor alleged she was not allowed to register her name in the campus visitor log, which she found suspicious.
But since she knew the youth she still went inside. She alleged that the accused led her toward the boys’ hostel, citing an urgent personal errand.
“Inside the hostel, the woman claimed the man had offered her pizza and a drink. Shortly after consuming the beverage, the woman claimed she began feeling dizzy and physically unstable. When she requested to use the restroom, she alleged the accused tried to get physically intimate. On resisting and slapping him, she said he became violent and assaulted her before allegedly assaulting her sexually,” said a senior officer of Kolkata police.
The survivor stated that she was semi-conscious for a while and later lost consciousness. She regained awareness in the evening and found herself alone in the hostel room.
She managed to leave the premises and contacted a friend, following which she came out of the institute and reached police station.
Probing into the case, police started a case under BNS sections 64 (rape) and 123 (causing hurt by means of poison or other harmful substances with the intent to commit another offense).
Meanwhile, the incident has put the role of campus security under scrutiny.
Despite a recent increase in police vigilance and the issuance of a standard operating procedure for educational institutions following the law college gangrape case, questions have emerged regarding lapses at the management institute.
Authorities are probing how the woman was allowed access to the hostel area without registration or security checks. The security guard posted at the hostel gate is being questioned.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
According to police, the survivor first went to Thakurpukur police station and then to Haridevpur on Friday where she lodged a complaint against the accused – second year student Paramanand Toppaunwar, a resident of Bengaluru.
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She alleged she knew the youth from beforehand and on Friday she went to the campus upon being invited by the youth for a counselling session. The two had allegedly met online and then had got acquainted through recent studies and career related interactions.
In her complaint, the survivor alleged she was not allowed to register her name in the campus visitor log, which she found suspicious.
But since she knew the youth she still went inside. She alleged that the accused led her toward the boys’ hostel, citing an urgent personal errand.
“Inside the hostel, the woman claimed the man had offered her pizza and a drink. Shortly after consuming the beverage, the woman claimed she began feeling dizzy and physically unstable. When she requested to use the restroom, she alleged the accused tried to get physically intimate. On resisting and slapping him, she said he became violent and assaulted her before allegedly assaulting her sexually,” said a senior officer of Kolkata police.
The survivor stated that she was semi-conscious for a while and later lost consciousness. She regained awareness in the evening and found herself alone in the hostel room.
She managed to leave the premises and contacted a friend, following which she came out of the institute and reached police station.
Probing into the case, police started a case under BNS sections 64 (rape) and 123 (causing hurt by means of poison or other harmful substances with the intent to commit another offense).
Meanwhile, the incident has put the role of campus security under scrutiny.
Despite a recent increase in police vigilance and the issuance of a standard operating procedure for educational institutions following the law college gangrape case, questions have emerged regarding lapses at the management institute.
Authorities are probing how the woman was allowed access to the hostel area without registration or security checks. The security guard posted at the hostel gate is being questioned.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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