Indian Student In UK Carries Drunk Woman To His Flat, Rapes Her

An Indian student has been arrested in the UK for raping a drunk and semi-conscious woman he had met in a club last year, the police have said.

Preet Vikal, 20, carried the "intoxicated" woman to his flat in UK's Cardiff and raped her in June last year, they said. 

Preet and the woman had gone on a night out in Cardiff with separate groups of friends, where they met each other.

"The victim had drunk to excess and by the end of the night was, plainly, hopelessly intoxicated. She stepped outside the club and encountered Preet Vikal. The two engaged in conversation and moved away from their groups," officials said.

A video of Preet Vikal carrying the woman in his arms and later across his shoulders, has surfaced online. The 20-year-old can be seen taking the woman to his flat via Cardiff roads. 

As they passed a pub, the woman was seen walking but leaning heavily on Preet Vikal.

"A man has been jailed for raping at a woman at a halls of residence in #Cardiff. CCTV showed Preet Vikal carrying the victim in his arms and later across his shoulders out of the city centre," tweeted the South Wales Police Cardiff.

"Stranger attacks such as these are extremely unusual in Cardiff but in Preet Vikal we had a dangerous individual. He took advantage of an intoxicated & vulnerable young woman who became separated from friends," they said in another tweet.

#INCOURT l A man has been jailed for raping at a woman at a halls of residence in #Cardiff.

CCTV showed Preet Vikal carrying the victim in his arms and later across his shoulders out of the city centre.

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— South Wales Police Cardiff (@SWPCardiff) June 16, 2023

Reports said after taking the woman home, Preet took a "trophy photograph" of her and sent it to his friends.

The woman bravely provided officers with an account of what happened. She described being left shaken, being unable to sleep, and feeling a sense of guilt as a result of his actions, police said.

The security camera footage and an Instagram message exchange with the woman helped cops identify Preet Vikal.