JNU student leader Anmol Ratan called 13 times to warn against complaining about rape, the woman said.
Highlights
- Anmol Ratan and the woman had met in his hostel room on Saturday night
- She said he contacted her on Facebook after she inquired about a movie
- After raping her, he called her 13 times to warn her against complaining
Anmol Ratan, a PHD student of Delhi's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University, or JNU, who was accused of rape by a fellow student, has surrendered to the police.
Mr Ratan, 29, a prominent leader of the Left-affiliated All India Students' Association or AISA, had been missing since Sunday, when the MPhil student filed a complaint with the police. Five police teams had been hunting for him.
Mr Ratan showed up at the police station along with his lawyer, shortly after 10 pm on Wednesday night to surrender.
The surrender took place hours after the woman had recorded her statement in front of a magistrate. As per police sources, the 28-year-old woman has stuck with her allegation, that Anmol had raped her in his hostel room.
A 28-year-old fellow student said Anmol Ratan raped her in his hostel room in JNU campus.
Mr Ratan, she said, had contacted her on Facebook after she posted that she wanted to watch a movie and requested a CD.
Late on Saturday evening, they had met at Mr Ratan's room at the Brahmaputra Hostel on the JNU campus, where he raped her.
Later, he told her that he did not have a copy of the film she wanted and offered drop her to the hostel on his bike around 2.30 am. But she did not accept and asked a friend to escort her, she told the police.
Mr Ratan, she has alleged, also called her 13 times through the night to warn her against telling anyone about the alleged rape.
AISA has expelled Mr Ratan in view of the criminal complaint against him.