AISA activist accused of raping of JNU PhD student surrenders

RATAN WAS MISSING SINCE A FELLOW STUDENT FILED A

RAPE AND CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION CASE AGAINST HIM ON SUNDAY

NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru University scholar and AISA activist, Anmol Ratan, wanted in a rape case surrendered before the Delhi Police on Wednesday night, police said.

Ratan was missing since a fellow student, who is pursuing PhD from the university, filed a rape and criminal intimidation case against him at the Vasant Kunj North police station on Sunday.

Additional deputy commissioner of police (south), Nupur Prasad, confirmed that Ratan arrived at the Vasant Kunj North police station and surrendered before the investigating officer. He was accompanied by his lawyer.

Ratan was arrested and he will be produced before a city court on Thursday, a police officer said. Sources said Ratan’s surrender came after the complainant recorded her statement before the judicial magistrate.

On Tuesday, Ratan had moved an anticipatory bail before additional session judge Amit Bansal. In his plea, Ratan had requested the court for an in-camera hearing and claimed that the case against him was politically motivated. The judge fixed August 27 for hearing on the plea.

Ratan, who was also associated with AISA but expelled after the case, will now be interrogated to know where all he was hiding since Sunday.

The complainant, a first-year PhD student, in her complaint had told police that Ratan allegedly drugged and raped her after he took her to his hostel room on the pretext of copying a movie for her onto a pen drive.

In June this year, the woman had posted a Facebook message that she wanted to watch a Marathi movie (name withheld) and asked if somebody had a copy of the movie. Ratan had responded her through a message saying he had the movie and can copy it onto a pen drive.

On Saturday, Ratan took her to his hostel room from her hostel and allegedly offered her a spiked soft drink. She fell unconscious after drinking it and he allegedly raped her.

When the woman regained consciousness, Ratan allegedly threatened her against complaining to the police.

The woman approached the police on Sunday and filed a case against him, said police.

Ratan was expelled from All India Student Association (AISA) after being accused of rape.