Student raped for months in city hostel, 3 arrested

JAIPUR: Three persons, who were running a girls hostel in Shipra Path area in the city, were arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing a 21-year-old student over several months. The victim was pursuing Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at a private college in Shipra Path.

The main accused, Madan Singh (35) and Deepak Kumar (25), were running the hostel in a rented accommodation. The third accused, hostel warden Laxmi (30), was arrested for criminal conspiracy.

According to the police, the victim was fed up with the continuous sexual harassment and blackmailing by the two hostel owners and that too in the presence of the woman warden. On Saturday night, she approached the police and narrated her plight.

"The victim, who hails from Jhunjhunu, got admission at a private college in the city in June 2010. Since her family knew the accused, she took accommodation in the hostel — Ria Girls hostel — situated in Shipra Path. Initially, Madan and Deepak had provided her homely treatment. But in August 2010, both forcibly took her to a room inside the hostel and raped her," said deputy commissioner of police (south), Jose Mohan.

"While raping the girl, the accused had also recorded the video footage. Later, they raped her many times in various places including their own flats after threatening to make the video public," the DCP said.
Fed up by the treatment, she started resisting their attempts from January this year. Since her father works in Saudi Arabia, she had no local guardian to narrate her plight, he said.