One of the lecturers was additionally arrested a couple of months in the past for sexually harassing one other scholar.
Kanpur:
A minor who had gone to Kanpur to arrange for her NEET medical entrance examination was allegedly raped and blackmailed for months by two well-known lecturers from a preferred teaching centre within the metropolis. Police stated one of many lecturers was arrested a couple of months in the past after CCTV footage of him allegedly sexually harassing one other scholar was extensively shared and this gave the survivor the braveness to lastly file a criticism.
Both lecturers have been arrested.
A police official stated the coed had gone to Kanpur to arrange for the examination in 2022 and enrolled in a training centre there. In January this 12 months, her biology trainer, Sahil Siddiqui, 32, invited her to a celebration at his home which he stated was meant for all college students. When the woman reached his flat, nonetheless, she realised that she was alone. She alleged that Siddiqui bought her drunk, raped her and filmed the act.
The survivor advised the police that Siddiqui threatened to make the video public and kill her household and raped her on a number of different events as effectively. He held her hostage at his flat for a while after which coerced her to attend events there. It was throughout one such get together that she was raped by her 39-year-old chemistry trainer, Vikas Porwal. The survivor was a minor on the time.
The scholar stated she had gone house to satisfy her dad and mom round Holi and Siddiqui had referred to as her and requested her to come back again, threatening to hurt her household if she didn’t comply.
A video of Siddiqui allegedly sexually harassing one other scholar went viral just lately and he was launched on bail. An official stated this made the coed overcome her concern of him and file a police criticism on Thursday.
A primary data report (FIR) was registered on Friday and each Siddiqui and Porwal have been arrested the identical night time.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Abhishek Pandey stated, “The scholar advised us she was raped by the accused on separate events. A case has been registered and the 2 males have been arrested and are being questioned. The scholar was a minor on the time and has requested us to not share too many particulars.”
The two lecturers have been produced in court docket on Saturday.
(With inputs from Arun Agarwal)