Bhubaneswar: A first year female MBBS student of a private medical college here was allegedly raped in the college campus here, police said Wednesday.
The female student in her FIR at the Mancheswar Police Station alleged that she was raped by a peon of the college while she was returning to hostel Tuesday night.
“We have arrested a man as per the complaint of the girl. Both the victim and the accused have undergone medical examination,” Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Satyabrata Bhoi told reporters, adding that the police have also recorded the statement of the victim under Section 161 CrPC.
The private medical college’s chairman Tirupati Panigrahi said, “The incident occurred at around 7.30 pm Tuesday and came to light at around 12 pm. The girl did not know the peon’s name. However, we identified the suspect and handed him over to the police.”
The accused, Manoj Khuntia, is a resident of Athagarh in Cuttack district, police said. Meanwhile, Khuntia claimed that he was innocent and the allegations against him were completely false and baseless.
“At around 9 pm Tuesday night, I saw the girl student and her male friend in a compromising position, while I was coming from the canteen after having dinner. I shouted at them and said that I would report the matter to the Principal,” said Khuntia.
Khuntia said, “They requested me not to reveal the matter to anyone and promised that they would never do any such thing on college campus. Later, I went to my room, but the police brought me here at around 4 am Wednesday.”
PTI