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Ratnagiri: Nursing student raped while returning from college in autorickshaw

Maharashtra: The police are looking for the driver of the vehicle.

Updated on: Aug 27, 2024 12:54 pm IST
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Amid raging agitation over the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata, a 20-year-old nursing student was allegedly raped in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district. The survivor was found injured and is undergoing treatment.

Students stage a protest against the alleged rape and murder of a Kolkata based trainee doctor.(PTI file photo)

The incident has triggered protests by the city's nursing community, with civilians and hospital staffers blocking traffic in several parts of Ratnagiri, reported India Today. The authorities have assured action against the culprit and urged the protestors to maintain calm.

The nursing student was returning from college by an auto-rickshaw when the driver offered her water spiked with sedatives. She lost consciousness after which the man took her to a secluded spot and allegedly raped her, reported News18.

After regaining consciousness, she called her family.

The police are looking for the driver of the vehicle and the survivor has been admitted to a local hospital for treatment.

Also read: Kolkata doctor rape-murder: What Sanjay Roy told CBI during polygraph test

The CBI's psychoanalysis revealed that the man had been addicted to pornography and was a pervert. An officer also described him as a man with animal instinct.

 
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