Student raped inside men’s washroom at campus in Bengaluru

A 21-year-old engineering student from a private college in South Bengaluru has been arrested for allegedly raping his classmate inside a men’s washroom on the campus.

Police identified the accused as Jeevan Gowda, a sixth-semester student at the institution. He was taken into custody on Wednesday and has since been remanded to judicial custody. The alleged assault took place on 10 October, while the survivor, a seventh-semester student at the same college, filed a complaint five days later on 15 October.

The case has been registered under Section 64 (Punishment for Rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), as per the First Information Report (FIR).

The FIR



revealed that the two students were previously classmates, but Gowda had fallen behind due to academic backlogs. On the day of the incident, the survivor had met him briefly to collect some belongings. During the lunch break, Gowda allegedly called her several times, asking her to meet him near the architecture block on the seventh floor.

When she arrived, he reportedly tried to kiss her. As she attempted to leave using the lift, Gowda is said to have followed her to the sixth floor, dragged her into a men’s toilet, locked the door and sexually assaulted her. He also allegedly took away her phone when it started ringing during the assault. The incident is believed to have taken place between 1:30 pm and 1:50 pm.