Mumbai: A 22-year-old college student from Vile Parle has been arrested from Chhattisgarh for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a female classmate during a party on Madh Island in Malad West last month. Police are looking for another suspect who allegedly molested her.The woman approached police with her parents in the first week of Nov after confiding in them about the assault that took place on Oct 29. Police recorded her statement and registered an FIR.Police said students of a Mumbai college had organised the party within Malwani police station’s limits. The 22-year-old student allegedly mixed a sedative in the woman’s drink there, causing her to lose consciousness, before sexually assaulting her.After learning about the FIR being lodged, the 22-year-old fled to Chhattisgarh. Police tracked him down, brought him to Mumbai on transit remand and produced him before an Andheri court, which remanded him in police custody till Friday.The second suspect’s involvement in the alleged rape has not been established, said a police officer. Police are investigating his role and are recording the statements of students who attended the party.Charges related to rape, assault or criminal force against a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty, causing hurt using poison, and common intention under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita have been invoked.The case was first registered with Malwani police and later transferred to a police station in another suburb for further investigation on the basis of a zero FIR at her parents’ request.
