Three persons accused of raping an Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) student have been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days. .The three accused individuals Kunal Pandey, Abhishek Chauhan and Saksham Patel, who are residents of Varanasi, were produced before a Varanasi court on December 31, 2023 which sent them to judicial custody for two weeks. .The three individuals who allegedly gang raped a B.Tech student on the IIT-BHU campus were apprehended 60 days after the incident. .In November last year, an incident of molestation involving a student from IIT BHU in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh was brought to attention. The victim alleged that three assailants on a motorcycle had forcibly disrobed her, recorded a video, and issued death threats. The incident which happened in November last year had triggered protests among students who called for improved security measures within the campus.Subsequently, the victim lodged a complaint against three unidentified individuals at the Lanka police station. Later, the charge of gang rape was added to the first information report (FIR).
Three persons accused of raping an Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) student have been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days. .The three accused individuals Kunal Pandey, Abhishek Chauhan and Saksham Patel, who are residents of Varanasi, were produced before a Varanasi court on December 31, 2023 which sent them to judicial custody for two weeks. .The three individuals who allegedly gang raped a B.Tech student on the IIT-BHU campus were apprehended 60 days after the incident. .In November last year, an incident of molestation involving a student from IIT BHU in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh was brought to attention. The victim alleged that three assailants on a motorcycle had forcibly disrobed her, recorded a video, and issued death threats. The incident which happened in November last year had triggered protests among students who called for improved security measures within the campus.Subsequently, the victim lodged a complaint against three unidentified individuals at the Lanka police station. Later, the charge of gang rape was added to the first information report (FIR).
